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Lake Conroe is a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) lake in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. Even though it is named Lake Conroe, only the southern third of the lake is in Conroe, Texas . Most of the lake is in unincorporated Montgomery County, while a small northern sliver juts into neighboring Walker County where the Baker Bridge is located.
This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California. All fifty-three reservoirs that contain over 100,000 acre-feet (0.12 km 3) of water at maximum capacity are listed. This includes those formed by raising the level of natural lakes, such as at Lake Tahoe.
The San Jacinto River Authority announced the lake will reopen "normal lake traffic and activities" Monday. Residents in the area should still proceed with caution, however. Lake Conroe closes due ...
Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the U.S. In terms of area covered, the largest lake in California is the Salton Sea, a lake formed in 1905 which is now saline.It occupies 376 square miles (970 km 2) in the southeast corner of the state, but because it is shallow it only holds about 7.5 million acre⋅ft (2.4 trillion US gal; 9.3 trillion L) of water. [2]
The river begins with a west and east fork; the west fork begins in Walker County, to the west of Huntsville, and flows southeast through Montgomery County, where it is dammed to create Lake Conroe. The east fork begins in San Jacinto County, a few miles west of Lake Livingston, then flows south through Cleveland.
Fountaingrove Lake is a reservoir in the city of Santa Rosa, California, United States. [3] [4] Formed by the Fountaingrove Dam, [2] the lake is fed from the east by Piner Creek, which is also the lake's sole outlet. Fountaingrove Dam is an earthen dam built in 1953. It is 38 ft (12 m) high, 500 ft (150 m) long, and 15 ft (5 m) wide. [2]
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The authority has managed the Lake Conroe reservoir since its impoundment in 1973. [1] As part of a plan to reduce groundwater usage, the San Jacinto River Authority pumps surface water from Lake Conroe for use by cities and other entities in Montgomery County. The SJRA charges the cities usage fees to cover the cost of pumping and treating the ...