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THE TEXAS ALMANAC-1933. 4
about three miles from Balmorrhea-Lim-
Ited official measurement; official infor-
mation puts the flow at 33,000,000 gallons
daily for the group of springs.
Miscellaneous-There are a number of
large springs, of which no measurements
have been made, on the Edwards Plateau.They feed two prongs of the Concho River.
Spring Creek. San Saba River, the Llano
and Pedernales Riveis and the Medina,
Frio, Nueces, Guadalupe and theii tribu-
taries. Notable among these are the Seven
Hundred Springs at the headwaters of the
South Llano River in Edwards CountyPrincipal Lakes in Texas
Many laige lakes have been formed in
Texas during recent years by the con-
struction of dams across streams at ad-
vantageous points. Most of these lakes lie
outside of the artesian water belt and are
for municipal water supply, although in
some Instances, as at Lake Wichita and
the new Lake Brownwood, there is a large
surplus of water for irrigation The one
outstanding lake in Texas that was created
by private enterprise for irrigation pur-
ploses is the Medina reservoir on the Me-
dina River along the border line between
Medina and Bandela Counties.
There are a number of natural lakes in
the lower South Plains, surfaces of som"
of which cover considerable areas. They
ai e shallow, however, and the smaller ones
frequently ale diy. There are a number
of similar lakes in the western part of the
trans-Pecos, especially immediately west
of the Delaware and Guadalupe Mountains
and north of Van Horn. Water seldom
stands in these latter lakes and their dry
beds are covered with salt, the area being
known as the Salt Flats.
In East Thxas thei e are many small nat-
ural lakes and the large Caddo Lake lying
partly in Texas and partly in Louisiana is
in a sense a natural lake since it was orig-
inally created by the formation of a nat-
uial log iaft (and, originally, the sinking
of the surface of the earth during the
earthquake of 1812, according to tradi-
tion).
Below is a list of the principal artificial
lakes of Texas:
Luke Kemp, in Baylor County-Thlirty-
five miles southwest of Wichita Falls and
eight miles north of Seymour. Capacity
177,000,000,000 gallons (capacity also was
given as 500.000 acre feet), Covers a con-
siderable portion of the northern part of
Baylor County. For Wichita Falls niiunic-
ipal supply and irrigation.
Luke Scarborough, in Coleman County-
Four miles north of Coleman. Approxi-
mate surface area 277 acres, average depth
19 feet, maximum depth 50 feet, maximum
length 2.25 miles, maximum width .50 mile
(.average width 1,400 feet). Located oni
Indian Creek. Built in 1927. Coleman
municipal supply.
Lake Dallas, in Denton County-Thirty
miles northwest of Dallas and five miles
east of Denton. Capacity at spilwater
level 63,000.000,000 gallons Approximate
surface area 140,000 acres, maximum
le -rgth 16 miles, maximum width 3 miles.
Located on Elm Fork of Trinity River.
Dallas municipal water supply.
White Rock Lake, in Dallas County--
Capacity at spillway level 5,750,000,000 gal-
lons. Approximate surface area 1.300
acres; maximum length 4 miles: maximum
width 1 mile. Located on White Rock
Creek immediately northeast of Dallas.
Former Dallas municipal water supply,
now park and recreation place
uBachmnan's Lake. in Dallas County-Ca-pacity at spillway level 550,000,000 gal-
lons. Approximate surface aiea 40 acres,
maximum length 1 mile, maximum width
half mile. Located on Bachman's Creek at
Love Field, northwest of Dallas. Pait of
Dallas municipal water system
Mountain Creek Lake, in Dallas County
--Vhen completed it will have a capacity
of 13,000,000,000 gallons and a surface area
of 40,000 acres; property of power com-
pany.
Lake Cisco, in Eastland County--Im-
pounded by Williamson Dam; three miles
north of Cisco. Capacity at spillway level
15,000,000,000 gallons. Approximate sui face
area 1,000 acres; maximum length approx-
Imately 7 miles, maximum width thiee-
tourths mile. Cisco municipal water sup-
ply.
Eastland Lake and Ringling Lake, in
Eastland County-Mile and a half north of
Eastland. Capacity at spillway level for
both lakes 458,000,000 gallons. Applroxi-
nate suiface aiea for each lake 201 acres;
diainage 36 square miles; maximum length
2e miles, maximum width half mile. Lo-
cated on North Fork Leon River.
Lake Pauline, in Hardeman County-Six
miles east of Quanah on Wanderers Creek
in Sections No. 105 and No. 114. Lake is
two miles long and one mile wide and
moves an ai ea of 610 aces. Capacity of
4,950 acre feet or 1,617,000.000 gallons.
Source of supply is Wanderers Creek.
Drainage ai ea of 43 square miles. Fo
water supply for large p ivately owned
power plant.
Lake Waco, in MceLennan County-Five
miles northwest of Waco. Capacity at
spillway level 13,000,000,000 gallons (37,000
acre feet). Approximate surface area 2,700
acres; maximum length 12 miles; maxi-
mum width 2 miles. Located on Bosque
River Naco municipal water supply.
Lake Sweetwater, in Nolan County-Few
miles southeast of Sweetwater. Capacity
at spillway level 4,500,000,000 gallons. Ap-
proximate surface area 759 acres; maxi-
mum length 21 miles; maximum width
7,200 feet. Located on Bitter Creek. Is
Sweetwater municipal water supply.
Lake Trammniell, in Nolan County-Few
miles scuthwest of Sweetwater. Capacity
at spillway level 1,030.000,000 gallons. Ap-
proximate area 241 acres, maximum length
2 miles; maximum width 2,600 feet. Lo-
cated on Sweetwater Creek.
Lake Worth, in Tarrant County-North-
west of Fort Worth. Capacity at spillway
level 25,000 acre feet. Approximate sur-
face area 5,302 acres, maximum length 41
miles; maximum width 2 miles. Located
on West Fork Trinity River. Fort Worth
municipal water supply.
Lake Eagle MountaIn, in Tarrant and
Wise Counties-Northwest of Fort Worth.
Capacity at spillway level 630,000 acre feet.
Approximate surface area 9,000 acres.
Maximum length 10 miles, maximum width
2'6 miles. Located on West Fork Trinity
Itiver. Fort Worth municipal supply lake.
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