Texas Parks & Wildlife News, January 17, 1992 Page: Front Cover
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TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT " AUSTIN, TEXAS 78744
In the January 17, 1992, issue:
Rain Causes Flooding At 13 State Parks........................................ 1
Two Assessed Fines After Warden Finds 50 Deer Carcasses........ 2
Big Game Awards Deadline Near........................................................3
Commission To Discuss Hunting, Fishing Regulations................ 5
Matlock To Develop Federal Fisheries Program.......................... 6
Two New Fish Records Set................................................................ 7
Fairfield Park Sets First Bird House Day......................................... 7
State Fishing Records List
Fishing Report
RAIN CAUSES FLOODING AT 13 STATE PARKS
AUSTIN--December flooding at 13 state parks led to partial closing at 10 of
the parks while severe flood damage is keeping three parks closed indefinitely.
Affected parks include Brazos Bend, Cedar Hill, Colorado Bend,
Eisenhower, Goliad, Inks Lake, Lake Brownwood, Lake Lewisville, Meridian, Mother
Neff, Palmetto, Lake Somerville and Lake Whitney.
"At week's end (Jan. 10), all but three parks were open or partially open
again," said Laird Fowler, director of programs in park operations. "Mother Neff, Lake
Whitney and Brazos Bend state parks remain closed for indefinite periods while we
wait for the rains to abate and the waters to retreat."
Mother Neff State Park, west of Moody in Coryell County, is closed by high
waters from the flooded Leon River. Park roads and campsites are under water and
restrooms will need critical repairs before the park is opened again.
Lake Whitney State Park near Hillsboro is closed indefinitely. Flooding in
the spring of 1990 devastated the park, leaving it in need of extensive repairs. While
the December flood was not as damaging, it has inundated campsites, roads and
buildings that were still being repaired from the earlier floods.
Brazos Bend State Park, southwest of Houston, was almost completely
under water at the flood's crest. About 4,000 of the park's 4,897 acres were flooded.U OF NT DEP. LIBRARIES 73203
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