Lake Granbury
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| Lake Granbury | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hood County, Texas |
| Coordinates | |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Brazos River |
| Primary outflows | Brazos River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 8,310 acres (33.6 km²) |
| Max. depth | 75 ft (22.8 m) |
| Water volume | 153,500 acre·ft (0.1893 km³) |
| Shore length1 | 103 miles (221 km) |
| Surface elevation | 693 ft (182 m) msl |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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 (221 km) 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
[edit] External links
- Lake Granbury is at coordinates Coordinates:
