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Longhorn Dam
Longhorn Dam
is a
dam
crossing the
Colorado River
in
Austin
,
Texas
,
USA
, where it creates
Lady Bird Lake
. Completed in 1960, the dam was built by the City of Austin as the last in a chain of Colorado River dams in
central Texas
begun during the
Great Depression
. The name refers to its location on a
ford
used for
longhorn cattle
drives as a part of the
Chisholm Trail
in the late 19th century.
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