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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.
Gibbons Creek Reservoir (sometimes referred to as Gibbons Creek Lake) is a power plant cooling reservoir on Gibbons Creek in the Navasota River basin, 20 miles (32 km) east of College Station, Texas, United States. The dam and lake are managed by Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA), which uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for a coal-fired ...
Eagle Lake is a city in southeastern Colorado County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,442 at the 2020 census. [4] It is home to a golf course, the largest private lake in Texas, [5] and the Eagle Lake Regional Airport, which serves light aircraft. The lake, along with adjacent rice paddies, attracts a large variety of migratory birds ...
The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
B A Steinhagen Reservoir is located near the town of Jasper, Texas in the east Texas Piney Woods at 30.85 North Latitude and 94.19 West Longitude. The borders of Tyler County and Jasper County are defined by the bed of the Neches River, and therefore bisect the lake on a North/South line.
Texas ranks 17th in the U.S. for number of drowning deaths, with 2,350 drownings per year and average annual drowning deaths per 100,000 residents at 1.37, according to a MoneyGeek analysis.. In ...
Lake Cypress Springs is a 3,461-acre (1,401 ha) reservoir in northeast Texas, approximately 90 miles (140 km) east of Dallas, Texas. The lake is used for recreational, municipal, and industrial purposes. The lake is regularly monitored by a lake patrol, which enforces wake zones, fishing licenses, boat dock rules, and boating.
The lake was used for cooling the Monticello power plant. After its closure in 2018, the water became cold. Access to the boat ramp was restricted in 2019, and it was later closed to the public. In early April 2024, it was put up for sale for $131 million. [3] [4] [5] Lake Monticello is the namesake of Monticello, Texas, which is located ...