Lake Granbury

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Lake Granbury
Location In Hood County, in Granbury, Texas, USA
Coordinates 32° 28.616667'N / 97° 47.40000'W
Lake type Reservoir
Primary sources Brazos River
Primary outflows Brazos River
Surface area 8,310 acres (33.6 km²)
Max depth 75 ft (22.8 m)
Water volume 153,500 acre-feet
Surface elevation 693 ft msl (182 m)
Location of Lake Granbury, Texas

Lake Granbury is a fresh-water man-made North Texas Lake in Granbury, Texas. It was created in 1969 and is only one of three lakes damming the Brazos River.

Lake Granbury is contained by the De Cordova Bend Dam and is a long, narrow lake, encompassed by 103 miles of shoreline.

The lake is controlled by the Brazos River Authority in Granbury.

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[edit] History

The lake was first proposed in the late 1950s. Construction was begun on the Cordova Bend Dam on December 15, 1966 by the H. B. Zachry Company.[1]. Impoundment of water began on September 15, 1969.

The proposed construction of the De Cordova Bend Dam in the mid-1950s became the impetus for John Graves' book, Goodbye to a River.

[edit] Fish Populations

The lake is annually stocked with bass and in past years with catfish.[2]

[edit] Recreational Uses

[edit] Recreational Areas

  • Thorp Spring
  • Hunter Park
  • City Park
  • Rough Creek
  • De Cordova Bend

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lake Granbury from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ^ Texas Parks and Wildlife stocking history for Lake Granbury

[edit] External Links

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