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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. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
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Lake Colorado: Lake Corpus Christi State Park: San Patricio 356 acres (144 ha) 1934 Lake Corpus Christi State Park: Lake Livingston State Park: Polk 635 acres (257 ha) 1977 Lake Livingston State Park: Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway: Parker 3,282.5 acres (1,328.4 ha) 1981 Lake Mineral Wells State Park
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
Texas Frontier Trails Western Heritage Park [3] Normangee State Park: 1933: 1950s: Leon: Normangee City Park [5] Palisades State Park: 1933: 1939: Randall: Starlight Canyon Bed & Breakfast [6] Stephenville State Park: 1933: 1948: Erath: Garner Park Ranch [3] Texas Canyons State Park: 1933: 1944: Brewster: Big Bend National Park [6] Renamed Big ...
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 (4.92 mi) 880,356 10,988 145.5 Inks Lake: Inks Dam: 1938 Lower Colorado River Authority: 777 4.2 3,000 ...
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
The Como Lake was built in 1889. Originally the neighborhood was conceived as a resort. In the early 1900s Lillian Russell visited the resort and was impressed by it. The neighborhood newspaper, the Lake Como Weekly, was published under several titles between 1940 and 1986. [1] In the 1960s through 1990s the community struggled to prosper.