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Environment
South Texas Project Reservoir - Matagorda Co.; off-channel Colorado R.; 16 mi. S Bay City; (In.);
Houston Lighting & Power ............................................................ 7,000 202,600
Spence Reservoir, E. - Coke Co.; Colorado R.; . . obert Lee; (M-In.-Mi); Colorado . Mun.
W ater Dist.; (Imp. by Robert Lee Dam ) .................................................. 14,950 488,760
Squaw Creek Reservoir - Somervell-Hood counties; Squaw r.; 4.5 mi. N Glen Rose; (In.); exas
Utilities Services, Inc.. ............................................................ 3,228 151,047
Stamford, L.- Haskell Co.; Paint Cr.; 10 mi. SE Haskell; (M-In.); City of Stamford ..... 4,690 53,930
Steinhagen L., BA. - (Also called Town Bluff Reservoir and Dam B. Reservoir); Tyler-Jasper
counties; Neches R.; 1/2 mi. N Town Bluff; (FC-R-C); (Imp. by Town Bluff Dam) .................. 13,700 94,200
Stilihouse Hollow L.- Bell Co.; Lampasas R.; 5 mi. SW Belton; (M-In.-Ir.-FC); USAE-BRA; (also called
Lampasas Reservoir)............................................................... 6,430 235,700
Striker Creek Reservoir - Husk-Cherokee counties; Striker Cr.; 18 mi. SW Henderson; (M -In.);
Angelina-Nacogdoches W C&ID No. 1 ................................................... 1,920 16,930
Sulphur Springs, L. - Hopkins Co; White Oak Cr.; te2 mi. N Sulphur Springs; (M); Sulphur Springs WD;
formerly called White Oak Creek Reservoir) .............................. 1,557 14,370
Sweetwater, L. - Nolan Co.; Bitter Creek; 6 mi. SE Sweetwater (M-R); City of Sweetwater .......... 630 11,900
Tawakoni, L. - Rains-Van andt-Hunt counties; Sabine .; 9 mi. NE Wills Point; (M-In.-Ir-); Sabine
River Authority; (Imp. by Iron Bridge Dam) ........... ........ .............. 36,153 927,440
Terrell City L., New - Kaufman Co.; Muddy Cedar Cr.; 6 mi. E Terrell; (M-R); City o Terrell . 830 8,712
Texana, L. - Jackson Co.; Navidad R. and Sandy Cr.; 6.8 mi. SE Edna; (M-Ir); USBR, Lavaca-Navidad
R. Auth., Texas Water Dev. Bd.; (formerly Palmetto Bend Reservoir) ........ 10,134 163,506
Texoma, L. - Grayson-Cooke cos., Texas; Bryan-Marshall-Love cos., Okla.; (Imp. by Denison Dam on
Red R. short distance below confluence of Red and Washita Rivers; (P-FC-C-R); USAE; Texas' share. 88,000 2,643,300
Toledo Bend Reservoir - Newton-Panola-Sabine-Shelby counties; Sabine R.; 14 mi. NE Burkeville;
(M-In.-Ir.-PR); Sabine River Authority (Texas' share of capacity is half amount shown) ............. 181,600 4,477,000
Town Lake - Travis Co.; Colorado R.; within Austin city limits; (H); City of Austin . 469 6,248
Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir - McLennan Co.; radinghouse Cr.; 9 mi. E Waco; ; Texas P&L .. 2,010 37,814
Travis, L. - Travis-Burnet counties; Colorado R.; 13 mi. NW Austin; (M-In.-Ir.- Mi.-P-FC-R); LCRA:
(Imp. by Mansfield Dam) ..................... ....... ...... ..................... 18,930 1,172,600
Trinidad L.- Henderson Co.; off-channel reservoir Trinity R.; 2 mi. S. Trinidad; (P); Texas P&L Co..... 740 7,450
Truscott Brine L.- Knox Co.; Bluff Cr.; 26 mi. NNW Knox City; (Chlorine Control); ed River Auth. 5,750 156,000
Twin Buttes Reservoir - Tom Green Co.; Concho R.; 8 mi. SW San Angelo; (M-In. -FC-Ir.-R.); City
of San Angelo-USBR-Tom Green Co. WC&ID No. 1 .......... 9,080 186,200
Twin Oaks Reservoir - Robertson Co.; Duck Cr.; 12 mi. N. Franklin; (In); Texas P&L . 2,330 30,319
Tyler, L./Lake Tyler East - Smith Co.; Prairie and Mud Creeks.; 12 mi. SE Tyler; (M-In); City of Tyler;
(Imp. by W hitehouse and Mud Creek dams) ............................................. 4,880 80,900
Upper Nueces L. - Zavala Co.; Nueces H.; 6 mi. N Crystal City; (Ir.); Zavala-Dimmit Co. WID No. 1 ... 316 7,590
Valley Acres Reservoir - Hidalgo Co.; oft-channel Rio Grande; 7 mi. N Mercedes; (Ir-M-FC); Valley
Acres W ater Dist...... ............................................................ 906 7,840
Valley L.- Fannin-Grayson counties; 2.5 mi. N Savoy; (P); TP&L; (formerly Brushy Creek Reservoir) 1,080 16,400
Victor Braunig L.- Bexar Co.; Arroyo Seco; 15 mi. SE San Antonio; (In.); Pub. Svc. Bd./San Antonio . 1,350 26,500
Waco, L. - McLennan Co.; Bosque R.; 2 mi. W Waco; (M-FC-C-R); City of Waco- USAE-BRA 7,270 152,500
Walter E. Long, L.- Travis Co.; Decker Cr.; 9 mi. E Austin; (M-In.-R); City of Austin; (formerly Decker
Lake) ................................................ 1,269 33,940
Waxahachie, L.- Ellis Co.; S Prong Waxahachie Cr.; 4 mi. SE Waxahachie; (M-In); Ellis County WC&ID
No. 1; (Imp. by S. Prong Dam)............ ............................................ 690 13,500
Weatherford, L. - Parker Co.; Clear Fork Trinity River; 7 mi. E Weatherford; (M-In.); City of Weatherford 1,210 19,470
Welsh Reservoir - Titus Co.; Swauano Cr.; 11 mi. SE Mount Pleasant; (R-In.); Southwestern Electric
Power Co.; (formerly Swauano Creek Reservoir) ........... 1,365 23,590
White River L. - Crosby Co.; 16 mi. SE Crosbyton; (M-In.-Mi.); White iver Municipal Water Dist..... .1,808 38,600
White Rock L.- Dallas Co.; White Rock Cr.; within NE Dallas city limits; (R); City of Dallas .......... 1,119 10,740
Whitney, L.- Hill-Bosque-Johnson counties; Brazos R.; 5.5 mi. SW Whitney; (FC-P); USAE ......... 23,560 627,100
Wichita, L.- Wichita Co.; Holliday Cr.; 6 mi. SW Wichita Falls; (M-P-R); City of Wichita Falls ..2,200 14,000Winnsboro, L. - Wood Co.; Big Sandy Cr.; 6 mi. SW Winnsboro; (I-C-R); Wood County; imp. by 0Woo
C o. D am N o. 4) . ........................................... ................. 806 8,100
Winters, L./New Lake Winters - Runnels Co.; Elm Cr.; 4.5 mi. E Winters; (M); City of Winters ....... 643 8,374
Wood, L. - Gonzales, Guadalupe R.; 3 mi. Gonzales; (P-R); Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority .345 4,000
Worth, L. - Tarrant Co.; W. Fk. Trinity H.; in NW Fort Worth; (M); City of Fort Worth 3,560 38,130
Wright Patman L. - Bowie-Cass-Morris-Titus-Red River counties; Sulphur H.; 8 mi. SW Texarkana;
(FC-M); USAE; (formerly Texarkana Lake) ............................................... 33,750 145,300Sun lovers swim at Ray Roberts Lake State Park. The park and
lake system in Denton, Cooke and Grayson counties attract 2.3
million visitors each year. File photo.Giant tree trunks are reflected in the muddy water of Caddo
Lake, a natural lake in Harrison and Marion counties on the
Texas and Louisiana border File photo.
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Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce. Texas Almanac, 2004-2005, book, 2004; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth162511/m1/77/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.