Lakes in the North Texas Region

All of these lakes are reservoirs that have been constructed for the purposes shown. Many of these lakes are heavily used for drinking water supply, power plant cooling, hydropower, or other industrial purposes, and recreation. Surface water temperatures in lakes in this region range from about 10° C in winter to about 30° C in summer (from about 50° F to about 86° F). Area and depth of many of these lakes varies, decreasing during dry weather. Even large lakes are rarely more than about 20 m deep (65 feet). Some lakes are nutrient-rich and have abundant algae, which can cause water quality problems. Common fish include shad, sunfish and crappies, and bass. Some lakes are associated with wetlands supporting wildlife such as turtles, amphibians, and water birds. Additional information on most of these lakes is available from the management agencies listed below.

Name	Location	Area (ha) *	Purpose	Management Agency
Arlington	West of Arlington	785	Drinking water, industrial	City of Arlingtonhttp://www.ci.arlington.tx.us/
Benbrook	Southwest of Ft. Worth	1,471	Flood control	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Cedar Creek	Northeast of Trinidad	13,200	Drinking water	Tarrant Regional Water District http://www.trwd.com/
Eagle Mountain	Northwest of Fort Worth	3,723	Drinking water, industrial, irrigation	Tarrant Regional Water District http://www.trwd.com/
Fairfield	Northeast of Fairfield	951	Industrial	TXU Corporation
Granbury	Southeast of Granbury	3,363	Drinking water, industrial, irrigation	Brazos River Authority http://www.brazos.org/
Grapevine	Northeast of Grapevine	3,108	Drinking water, flood control, industrial	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Joe Pool	Southwest of Dallas	3,023	Flood control	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Lavon	West of Lavon	8,660	Drinking water, flood control, industrial	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Lewisville	Northeast of Lewisville	9,421	Drinking water, flood control, industrial	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Possum Kingdom	Southwest of Graford	7,132	Drinking water, industrial, irrigation	Brazos River Authority http://www.brazos.org/
Ray Hubbard	East of Dallas	9,204	Drinking water	City of Dallas http://www.dallascityhall.com/
Ray Roberts	Northeast of Denton	11,880	Flood control, drinking water	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Richland-Chambers	Southeast of Corsicana	16,740	Drinking water	Tarrant Regional Water District http://www.trwd.com/
Texoma	North of Denton	36,020	Flood control, industrial	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Waco	West of Waco	2,911	Drinking water, flood control	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
Waxahachie	Southeast of Waxahachie	279	Drinking water, industrial	Ellis County Water Control and Improvement District
Weatherford	East of Weatherford	469	Drinking water, industrial	City of Weatherford http://www.ci.weatherford.tx.us/
Whitney	Southwest of Whitney	9,535	Flood control, industrial	Army Corps of Engineers http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/

 

*A hectare (ha) is 2.471 acres.