Choke Canyon Dam

State: Texas
Region: Missouri Basin and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf Regions

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Title: Area Office Manager
Organization: Oklahoma-Texas Area Office
Address: 5316 HWY 290 W, Suite 110
City: Austin, TX 78735-8931
Phone: 512-899-4150

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Organization: City of Corpus Christi
Address: PO Box 9277
City: Corpus Christi, TX 78469
Phone: 361-826-2489

Project	Nueces River
Longitude	-98.2458
Latitude	28.3125
Watercourse	Frio River
Reservoir	Choke Canyon
Original Construction	1981-1982
National ID Number	TX04415

Crest Elevation	241.14 ft
Structural Height	141.96 ft
Hydraulic Height (Normal Operating Depth at Dam)	132.38 ft
Crest Length	18471.00 ft
Top of Active Conservation Pool (Elevation)	220.50 ft
Top of Inactive Conservation Pool (Elevation)	150.50 ft
Spillway Crest Elevation	182.43 ft
Streambed at Dam Axis	127.0 ft
Top of Dead Storage Pool (Elevation)	136.38 ft

Spillway Capacity at Elevation	257444 cfs at 232.2 ft
Outlet Works Capacity at Elevation	541.60 cfs at 212.31 ft
Drainage Area	5490 sq mi
Hydrometeorological Report (HMR)	HMR 51 & 52
Normal Water Surface Elevation	220.5 ft
Auxiliary Spillway	No

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Choke Canyon Dam

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