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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 wreckage fell in southeast Colorado County, Texas, exploding on impact, off Farm to Market Road 102, seven miles (11 km) southeast of Eagle Lake, Texas, [7] and 60 miles (97 km) west of Downtown Houston. [8] The Texas Department of Public Safety announced that rescue units had discovered no survivors. [7]
The Texas State Board of Water Engineers granted a permit for constructing the dam that would form Eagle Mountain Lake on May 1, 1928. Construction of the dam that formed the reservoir began on January 23, 1930 and was completed on October 24, 1932. Water impoundment began on February 28, 1934.
U.S. Highway 90 Alternate is an alternate route to U.S. Highway 90 in Texas, United States, running from west of Seguin east via Seguin, Gonzales, Hallettsville, Eagle Lake, Rosenberg and Sugar Land to northeastern Houston. South of Downtown Houston, US 90 Alternate is built to freeway and near-freeway standards along a section of South Main ...
A small airplane crashed into the water at Eagle Mountain Lake on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2024. Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash, but say the pilot took off from a ...
In 1942, 2,931 acres (11.9 km 2) of former ranch land were purchased on the eastern shore of Eagle Mountain Lake so the Marine Corps could set up glider operations. [3] When it was announced to the public on 23 June 1942, the base was touted as the first of its kind, and was designed to house 500 officers, 1,500 trainees, and 1,000 enlisted troops.
On June 13, 1945, a second section of the highway was started at US 90 Alt. in Eagle Lake and ran south to the Wharton County line. On July 9, 1945, the two separate sections were linked when a new section between Egypt and the Wharton–Colorado county line was added. At this time, FM 102 ran continuously from Wharton to Eagle Lake.
Around 12:40 p.m. on Oct. 7, the Tarrant Regional Water District received a call about the single-engine plane crashing into the north end of Eagle Mountain Lake and sinking into the water ...