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Dam on the San Bernard River

The Salt Barrier Dam is a Small dam near West Columbia on the San Bernard River
about 1 mile north of Highway 35.

The purpose of the Salt Barrier Dam is to prevent salt from the Gulf tides from reaching the upper levels of the river where it is used for water supply.

Photo by David Pope

 

 
Also, there is supposed to be a dam in Wharton, but we have photo. This from the Texas Handbook Online:
 

The stream was dammed on the Wharton-Fort Bend county line in 1929 to form New Gulf Reservoir with a capacity of 2,150 acre-feet. The lake is owned by the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, and its water is used for municipal supply and irrigation

 

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