Gibbons Creek Reservoir

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Gibons Creek Reservoir
Location	On Gibbons Creek, 20 miles (32 km) east of College Station, Texas, USA
Coordinates	30° 37.45'N, 96° 3.85'W.
Lake type	Power plant cooling reservoir
Surface area	2,770 acres (11.2 km²)
Max depth	34 ft (10 m)
Surface elevation	245 ft (75 m)

Gibbons Creek Reservoir is a power plant cooling reservoir on Gibbons Creek in the Navasota River basin, 20 miles (32 km) east of College Station, Texas, USA. The dam and lake are managed by Texas Municipal Power Agency, who use the reservoir as a cooling pond for a power plant that generates electricity for the cities of Bryan, Denton, Garland, and Greenville. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1981. Gibbons Creek Reservoir is a popular recreational destination.

Gibbons Creek Reservoir is less commonly known as Gibbons Creek Lake.

[edit] Fish populations

Gibbons Creek Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Gibbons Creek Reservoir include largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish, white crappie, and black crappie. The water has standing timber and aquatic vegetation but generally is rather turbid. Its shoreline is covered with native grasses mixed with oak, elm, and other East Texas hardwoods.

[edit] Recreational uses

Boating and fishing are very popular. The steam power plant on the southwest shore of the lake constantly pumps in warm water that keeps this lake a viable fishing spot year-round, even when other lakes in the area become too cold in the winter months. Recreational fishing and other activities on this lake are regulated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.