Max Starcke Dam

Max Starcke Dam is a dam in the U.S. state of Texas. Starcke Dam impounds Lake Marble Falls, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. The dam was constructed in 1949–1951 in order to provide hydroelectric power. Located near Marble Falls, Texas, Starcke Dam was the last of the six Highland Lakes dams to be built.

Max Starcke Dam
Official name	Max Starcke Dam
Location	Burnet County, Texas, United States
Coordinates	30°33′24″N 98°15′24″W
Construction began	1949
Opening date	1951
Operator(s)	Lower Colorado River Authority
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Colorado River
Height	98.8 feet (30.1 m)
Length	859.5 feet (262.0 m)
Width (base)	56.8 feet (17.3 m)
Spillway type	10 controlled, hydraulically operated crest gates
Spillway capacity	109,200 cu ft/s (3,090 m3/s) (10 floodgates at 10,100 cfs; 2 turbines at 4,100 cfs)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Marble Falls
Surface area	611 acres (2.47 km2) [1]
Power Station
Turbines	2 [1]
Installed capacity	32 MW [1]

Originally called Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 1962 for Max Starcke, a former Mayor of Seguin, Texas. Starcke was also the second general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority and served in that position from 1940 through 1955.