Fayette County Reservoir

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Fayette County Reservoir
Location	On Cedar Creek, 10 miles (16 km) east of LaGrange, Texas, USA
Coordinates	29° 55.76'N, 96° 44.26'W.
Lake type	Power plant cooling reservoir
Surface area	2,400 acres (9.7 km²)
Max depth	70 ft (21 m)
Surface elevation	390 ft (119 m)

Fayette County Reservoir is a power plant cooling reservoir on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River basin, 10 miles (16 km) east of LaGrange, Texas, USA. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the creek to provide a cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project which provides electrical generation to Fayette County and surrounding areas. The dam, lake, and power plant are managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The lake is also used for recreational purposes, especially fishing.

Fayette County Reservoir is also known as Lake Fayette.

[edit] Fish and plant populations

Fayette County Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Fayette County Reservoir include catfish, largemouth bass, and sunfish.

[edit] Recreational uses

Boating and fishing are both popular recreational uses of the lake.

TRIVIA Lake Fayette used to be the site of a small town called Beagle which was famous for its pickles. Outlines of houses may be visivle on fish finders.