# Buchanan Dam (TX)

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/buchanan-dam-tx

Lower Colorado River Authority - Llano County - ERCOT

Buchanan Dam is LCRA's 54.9 MW, three-unit hydroelectric plant at the head of Texas's Highland Lakes. In service since 1938, the nearly 11,000-foot dam combines generation with water supply and flood control; a $51.1 million rehabilitation completed in 2021 strengthened its floodgates and modernized electrical and remote-hoist systems.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 54.9 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3595 — plant-3595

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Hydroelectric
- **Operator:** Lower Colorado River Authority

## Sources

- [interchange.puc.texas.gov](http://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/35077_120_616399.PDF) — interchange.puc.texas.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [renewableenergyworld.com](http://renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/dams-civil-structures/lcra-completes-51-million-project-to-upgrade-buchanan-dam-floodgates) — renewableenergyworld.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/buchanan-dam-tx
Website: [Lower Colorado River Authority](https://www.lcra.org)

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