Brazos River Authority

Brazos River Authority

Abbreviation	BRA
Formation	1929
Type	Government-owned corporation
Purpose	Water conservation and reclamation
Headquarters	4600 Cobbs Drive, Waco, Texas, 76714
Region served	Brazos River basin
General Manager	Phil Ford
Main organ	Board of Directors
Website	http://www.brazos.org/

The Brazos River Authority or BRA was created in 1929 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Brazos River as a water resource in Texas.^[1] It was originally named the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District and renamed to the current name in 1953. The central office is located at 4600 Cobbs Drive in Waco.^[2]

The Brazos River Authority's administration office building in Waco, Texas

Reservoirs

The Brazos River Authority manages dams that create three reservoirs on the Brazos River and its tributaries:

• Lake Granbury on the Brazos River
• Lake Limestone on the Navasota River
• Possum Kingdom Lake on the Brazos River

The Authority will also manage the dam that will create Allens Creek Reservoir on Allens Creek, in the event it is ever built.

See also

• List of Texas river authorities
• Brazos River Authority dams
• Media related to Brazos River at Wikimedia Commons

References

Texas state agencies
Executive	Dept. of Agriculture Alcoholic Beverage Commission Animal Health Commission Dept. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Attorney General School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Brazos River Authority State Cemetery Comptroller of Public Accounts School for the Deaf Board of Dental Examiners Commission on Environmental Quality Education Agency Employees Retirement System Ethics Commission Facilities Commission Dept. of Family and Protective Services Film Commission Forest Service Office of the Governor Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Health and Human Services Commission Dept. of State Health Services Higher Education Coordinating Board Historical Commission Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs Dept. of Information Resources Dept. of Insurance Commission on Jail Standards General Land Office Library and Archives Commission Dept. of Licensing and Regulation Lottery Commission Lower Colorado River Authority Dept. of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Preservation Board Dept. of Public Safety Railroad Commission Real Estate Commission Residential Construction Commission Soil and Water Conservation Board State Fair Teacher Retirement System Texas A&M University System Dept. of Transportation Trinity River Authority University of Houston System University of North Texas System University of Texas System Texas State University System Texas Tech University System Workforce Commission Juvenile Justice Department
Legislative	House of Representatives Senate
Judicial	Courts of Appeals Court of Criminal Appeals Dept. of Criminal Justice State Bar Supreme Court