Lake Placid (Texas)

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Lake Placid
Location On the Guadalupe River near the town of Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas, USA
Coordinates 29° 32.86'N, 98° 0.49'W.
Lake type reservoir
Surface area 198 acres (0.8 km²)
Max-depth 40 feet (12 m)
Water volume 2,624 acre feet (3,236,656 m³)
Surface elevation 498 ft (152 m) above sea level

Lake Placid is a reservoir on the Guadalupe River one half mile (1 km) southwest of the town of Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas, USA. The reservoir was formed in 1928 by the construction of a dam on the river. Management of the dam and lake was assumed by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on May 1, 1963. Lake Placid is a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing, boating, and swimming.

[edit] Fish and plant life

Lake Placid has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Placid include catfish, white crappie, sunfish, and largemouth bass. Vegetation in the lake includes cattail, pondweed, American lotus, spatterdock, rushes, water hyacinth, water lettuce, and hydrilla.

[edit] Recreational uses

The only free public boat ramp and lake access is available off exit 605 of Interstate Highway 10.

[edit] External links

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