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Trinity River
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TRINITY RIVER LAKES
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Lake Fryer is located in Wolf Creek Park in Ochiltree County, approximately 12 miles south of Perryton.
RESERVOIR CONTROLLING AUTHORITY
Ochiltree County
511 S. Main
Perryton, Texas 79070
"Lake Fryer, originally known as Wolf Creek Lake, was formed by the construction of an earthen dam on Wolf Creek in eastern Ochiltree County. The dam w...
Full Pool: 2,641.0 MSL
Area: 86 Acres
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Lake Bridgeport is located in North Texas and was created by damming the Trinity River. The lake is owned by the Tarrant Regional Water District and the water is used for irrigation, flood control, and recreation. Construction of the lake’s dam began in 1929 and was completed in 1931. Lake Bridgeport is a popular freshwater fishing spot for angle...
Full Pool: 836.0 MSL
Area: 12,940 Acres
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Benbrook Lake is a reservoir located on the Trinity River in Tarrant County, Texas. The lake is located southwest of Fort Worth, Texas and is impounded by the Benbrook Dam. The lake and dam are owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Full Pool: 694.0 MSL
Area: 3,770 Acres
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Grapevine Lake is a freshwater lake located in the north Texas area. It was impounded in 1952 by the US Army Corps of Engineers when they dammed Denton Creek. The lake's primary purposes are flood control and to act as a water reservoir, but it also functions as a recreation and natural land area. The Grapevine Dam and Reservoir project was initiat...
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Joe Pool Lake is a fresh water impoundment located in North Texas.The lake was named after Joe Pool, a congressman from the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. Construction of the lake began in 1977 and was completed in December 1985. Impoundment of water began in January 1986 and the lake was filled by June 1989.
Joe Pool Lake supplies the public with se...
Full Pool: 522.0 MSL
Area: 6,469 Acres
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Mountain Creek Lake is located southwest of downtown Dallas, Texas. The reservoir was originally designed as a cooling reservoir for Dallas Power and Light Company power plant. Construction on the Mountain Creek Dam began in 1929 and was complete in early 1937.
The defunct Naval Air Station Dallas (Hensley Field), now an Armed Forces Reserve Cent...
Full Pool: 457.0 Datum
Area: 2,490 Acres
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Navarro Mills Lake is located North of Texas 31 between Waco and Corsicana.
RESERVOIR CONTROLLING AUTHORITY
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1175 FM 667
Purdon, Texas 76679
(254) 578-1431
PUBLIC ACCESS
The Army Corps of Engineers ...
Full Pool: 424.5 MSL
Area: 5,070 Acres
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Lake Bardwell is located 4 miles southwest of Ennis in Ellis County.
RESERVOIR CONTROLLING AUTHORITY
US Army Corps of Engineers
4000 Observation Drive
Ennis, Texas 75119
(972) 875-5711
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Full Pool: 421.0 MSL
Area: 3,570 Acres
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Lake Halbert is located east of US Highway 287 and 3/4 mile southeast of Corsicana.
RESERVOIR CONTROLLING AUTHORITY
City of Corsicana
200 N. 12th
Corsicana, Texas 75110
(903) 654-4800...
Full Pool: 368.0 MSL
Area: 649 Acres
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Cedar Creek Reservoir is located southeast of Dallas, Texas. It is built on Cedar Creek, which flows into the Trinity River.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department maintains three islands that are used for a Wildlife Management Area for aquatic birds. The lake is owned by the Tarrant Regional Water District, and supplies water to neighboring ci...
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Lies on both Chamber and Richland Creeks just east of Corsicana off U.S. Highway 287. The dam stands in Freestone County but most of the lake spills into Navarro County. This Y-shaped lake was built for municipal water supply but also provides excellent recreation. The main river arms still have acres of standing timber and brush that has yet to ro...
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Fairfield Lake is on Big Brown Creek about 5 miles northeast of Fairfield off FM 488 in northeastern Freestone County, Texas.
RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION
Lake Fairfield is a 2,032-acre reservoir on Big Brown Creek, Texas, a tributary of the Trinity River, providing cooling water for two 575-megawatt lignite-fired electric generation units. Ba...
Full Pool: 310.0
Area: 2,159 Acres
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Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in the East Texas. The lake is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority of Texas. Trinity River Authority of Texas also built the dam, construction began in 1966 and was completed in 1969.
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