Bachman Branch (also Bachman Creek) is the name of a medium-sized
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Trinity River with headwaters in
northwest Dallas
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,
Texas
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(
USA
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). The tributary is
10 miles (16 km) in length and rises at
Forest Lane,
0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the
Dallas North Tollway
The Dallas North Tollway (DNT, or simply the Tollway) is a controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), which runs from Interstate 35E near downtown Dallas, Texas (USA), to U.S. Highway 380, in Frisco, T ...
. It runs south and then west through
Bachman Lake and ultimately into the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.
[. Retrieved 2 January 2007.] The Branch is dammed with the New Frazier dam to provide water to Fishing Hole Lake. New Frasier Dam is on the Elm Fork Of Trinity River in Dallas County, Texas and is used for flood control purposes. Construction was completed in 1965. It is owned by the
Dallas Water Utilities
Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) is the water
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New Frasier Dam is a gravity dam. Its height is 16 feet with a length of 180 feet. Its capacity is . Normal storage is
Headwaters:
Mouth:
See also
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List of rivers of Texas
The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers acc ...
References
External links
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Rivers of Dallas
Trinity River (Texas)
Rivers of Dallas County, Texas
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