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Possum Kingdom State Park is a state park in Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA, that was built in the 1940s by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2888 and opened to the public in 1950. [2] It covers approximately 1,530 acres (620 ha), and lies in the Palo Pinto Mountains and Brazos River Valley of Texas.
The lake is home to Possum Kingdom State Park, a 1,530-acre (620 ha) state park governed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Possum Kingdom Lake area suffered major wildfires in 2011 during a severe drought, first in April with 160 homes destroyed [11] and again in August–September with 39 homes and 9 recreational vehicles lost. [12]
Route map PR 33. PR 33 highlighted in red ... is a park road in north central Texas that runs from Caddo to Possum Kingdom State Park ... near the Park Store and Marina.
The city contracted with the Brazos River Authority to purchase water from Possum Kingdom, but in order to do so it had to build a facility in Breckenridge to treat the lake’s salty water. The ...
Possum Kingdom State Park: Palo Pinto 1,528.7 acres (618.6 ha) 1940 Possum Kingdom State Park: Purtis Creek State Park: Henderson, Van Zandt 1,582.4 acres (640.4 ha) 1988 Purtis Creek State Park: Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina Unit
Possum Kingdom Lake covers an area of 16,716 acres, with 219 miles of shoreline, according to the Brazos River Authority. The lake is a reservoir for the Brazos River and holds approximately ...
The Texas A&M Forest Service is assisting a response to the large fire, called the 1148 Fire, at Possum Kingdom Lake, 80 miles west of Fort Worth, where homes were evacuated and caught ablaze ...
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