The Lavaca-Navidad River Authority or LNRA was formed in August, 1941 by the

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legislature. Its regulatory authority is authorized by Article 16, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, codified in Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil Statutes as Article 8280-131. Its main concerns are

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in the

Lavaca River The Lavaca River ( ) is a navigable river in the U.S. state of Texas. It begins in the northeastern part of Gonzales County, and travels generally southeast for until it empties into Lavaca Bay, which is a component of Matagorda Bay. History Th ...

and

Navidad River The Navidad River is a -long coastal river in the U.S. state of Texas that runs roughly parallel to its sister river, the Lavaca River. It is not spring fed, and all of its volume is runoff, which eventually provides for much of the water in Lake ...

basins within the boundaries of

Jackson County, Texas Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census its population was 14,988. Its county seat is Edna. The county was created in 1835 as a municipality in Mexico and in 1836 was organized as a county (of the Repub ...

. The authority maintains its headquarters at 4631 Farm to Market Road 3131 in

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Jackson County, near the City of Edna.Lavaca-Navidad River Authority (2009)
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority
official web site. Accessed January 23, 2009.

Reservoir

The LNRA currently operates the Palmetto Bend Dam on the Navidad River which forms

Lake Texana Lake Texana is a reservoir on the Navidad River, east of Edna, in Jackson County, Texas. The reservoir is formed by the construction of Palmetto Bend Dam. The dam and lake are managed by the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, and supply water t ...

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Lavaca-Navidad River Authority
Companies based in Texas Public utilities established in 1941 Jackson County, Texas River authorities of Texas State agencies of Texas Water companies of the United States 1941 establishments in Texas {{texas-stub

Reservoir

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