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Lake Fork Reservoir is a reservoir located in Wood, Rains, and Hopkins counties in the state of Texas, between the towns of Quitman, Alba, Emory, and Yantis, Texas. It was impounded by the Lake Fork Dam in 1980, and reached its normal pool surface elevation of 403.0 feet (122.8 m) above mean sea level [ 1 ] in 1985.
The lake had a perimeter of seven miles (11 km) and could hold 14.3 million tons of water. When the water was "up" in the spring, the lake covered more than 400 acres (1.6 km 2). The South Fork Dam was 72 feet (22 m) high and 931 feet (284 m) long. Despite being both well-designed and well-built when new, it failed for the first time in 1862.
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,900 feet (880 meters) above the South Fork Rio Hondo in less than one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, [4] and the name refers to Lake Fork which is a creek that originates between this peak and Wheeler Peak. [5]
Lake Fork may refer to: Lake Fork, Illinois, a village; Lake Fork (Arkansas River tributary), in Colorado; Lake Fork Gunnison River, in Colorado; Lake Fork Mohican River, in Ohio; Lake Fork Creek, or Lake Fork of the Sabine River, in Texas Lake Fork Reservoir, on Lake Fork Creek in Texas; Lake Fork Peak, a mountain in New Mexico
After passing through Lake San Cristobal, one of the larger natural lakes of Colorado, it is joined at Lake City by Henson Creek, and from there flows north.About 22 miles (35 km) north of Lake City, it enters the Lake Fork Canyon, and at the north end of the canyon, joins the Gunnison River just before it enters the Gunnison River canyon.
Lake Fork Township is located in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 154 and it contained 56 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 154 and it contained 56 housing units.