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Sheldon Lake is a reservoir in Sheldon Lake State Park (SLSP) located in Harris County [1] approximately 16 mi. (26 km) northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. It is positioned within the San Jacinto River Basin, on Carpenters Bayou . [ 2 ]
Lake Alan Henry The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas . Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the reservoir in 1952 to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl, a public fishing lake and a fish hatchery. It opened in 1955 as the Sheldon Wildlife Management Area. The hatchery closed in 1975, and the land began to revert naturally to forest, ponds and marshes.
Lake Houston is a reservoir on the San Jacinto River, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The reservoir is the primary municipal water supply for the city of Houston.
Lake Dam Year completed Managing Authority Lake area (acres) Lake length (mi) Max lake width (ft) Lake volume (acre-ft) Dam length (ft) Dam height (ft) Lake Buchanan: Buchanan Dam: 1938 Lower Colorado River Authority: 22,452 30.65 26,000 (4.92mi) 880,356 10,988 145.5 Inks Lake: Inks Dam: 1938 Lower Colorado River Authority: 777 4.2 3,000 13,668 ...
Lake Worth Towne Crossing — A business center located at 6580 Lake Worth Blvd. Lake Worth Plaza — A two-building retail center located south of 10th Ave. South. It is home to a regional ...
The lake feeds Galveston Bay. It is bordered by Houston (Clear Lake City), Pasadena, League City, Clear Lake Shores, Taylor Lake Village, Seabrook and El Lago, Texas. NASA's Johnson Space Center lies near its shores. The lake is a major recreation center and home to one of the largest concentrations of recreational boats and marinas in the nation.
A fire near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County has burned more than 500 acres over the last couple days, leaving eight homes destroyed. The 1148 fire is 15% contained as of Wednesday morning ...