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Rockwall-Forney Dam
CountryUnited States
LocationKaufman County, Texas
StatusIn use
Construction began16-Jun-1964
Opening date17-Jan-1969 (17-Jan-1969)
Construction cost$26,100,000.00
Owner(s)City of Dallas
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsEast Fork of the Trinity River
Height68 ft (21 m)
Length12,500 ft (3,800 m)
Width (crest)22 ft (6.7 m)
Dam volume17,055,000 cu yd (13,039,000 m3)
Spillway typeOgee crest
Spillway capacity82,000 cu ft/s (2,300 m3/s)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Ray Hubbard
Total capacity490,000 acre⋅ft (0.60 km3)
Surface area22,745 acres (9,205 ha)

Rockwall-Forney Dam is located in Dallas, Texas in the counties of Dallas and Kaufman on the East Fork[2] of the Trinity River. It was constructed to create the Forney Reservoir and is named after the towns of Rockwall and Forney. Dams are generally named after the closest town(s) near the structure.


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  1. ^ "Rockwall-Forney Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 06-Apr-2000. Retrieved 02-Apr-2013. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  2. ^ "East Fork Trinity Watershed". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 19-Mar-2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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