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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Texas.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
Caddo Lake; Calaveras Lake (Texas) Lake Casa Blanca; Cedar Creek Reservoir (Texas) Choke Canyon Reservoir; Lake Pat Cleburne; Coleto Creek Reservoir; Canyon Lake (Texas) Comanche Creek Reservoir; Lake Conroe; Lake Corpus Christi; Davy Crockett Lake (Fannin County, Texas) Lake Cypress Springs
Brock Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located near Gordons Well, California. When a water request from Lake Mead is made, it takes time to travel the canal system to its destination. If the request is changed or canceled before it reaches its destination, the water is diverted to Brock Reservoir for storage.
Fairfield Lake State Park is a closed state park located in Freestone County, Texas, United States, northeast of Fairfield on the shores of Fairfield Lake, the subject of a contentious battle between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) (which leased and operated the park until June 2023) and a private developer (who purchased the land from the prior owner).
The park has over 5 miles of hiking trails, as well as opportunities for swimming, fishing, and paddling in Lake Meridian. There are various types of campsites, as well as screened shelters and three cabins. [6]
From 1935 to 1942, Civilian Conservation Corps Company 3807(C) built roads, recreational facilities, the concession building and a 423-foot (129 m) dam of limestone, concrete, and soil across the Navasota River, creating Lake Fort Parker. The park was dedicated by former Texas Governor Pat Neff and opened to the public in May 1941. [1]
The Texas Legislature in 2007 deemed it a “site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir,” given the ample surface water provided by the Sulfur River basin and the comparatively low ...
Brackenridge Recreation Complex is a park operated by the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority.The park is a former state park in Texas then known as Lake Texana State Park and is located near Edna in Jackson County, halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi on Lake Texana.