01941cam a2200397 i 4500 560198036 TxAuBib 20220608120000.0 150511s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015018460 9781623493417 alkaline paper 1623493412 alkaline paper (OCoLC)910424082 TxAuBib rda Williams, John, 1932-, author. The untold story of the Lower Colorado River Authority / John Williams. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016] 265 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier River books (Series) Includes bibliographical references and index. Creating LCRA .The era of frustration -- False start -- New Deal -- Dams on the river. Setting up shop -- The ultimate project -- The day LCRA blew up a dam -- Low cost power. "We have taken over" -- Living better electrically -- Public power's dividends -- The winds of change. Energy and other crises -- The winds of change -- The power to make a difference -- Water. Floods and droughts -- Clean water -- Last rights -- Parks and recreation. The Highland Lakes -- The legend of Hippie Hollow -- The Colorado River trail -- Epilogue: Toward the first hundred years. 20220608. Lower Colorado River Authority History. Water resources development Texas Colorado River Watershed History. River engineering Texas Colorado River Watershed History. History. River books (Series.) BTCLS