Lake Lavon
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| Lake Lavon | |
|---|---|
| Location | Texas |
| Coordinates | |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | East Fork of the Trinity River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 21,400 acres (87 km²) |
| Max. depth | 59 feet (18.0 m) |
| Shore length1 | 83 miles (134 km) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Lavon is an artificial freshwater lake located in North Texas on the East Fork of the Trinity River in Collin County near Wylie. It is off of State Highway 78. Lake Lavon's dominant fish species are the largemouth bass, white bass, blue catfish, and crappie.
Started in 1948 and completed in 1953, the lake was designed for flood control, conservation storage, and recreational use. Its construction assisted in preventing seasonal flooding of rich bottomland in southeastern Collin County and stimulated land development along the shores of the lake.
[edit] Statistics
- Length: 9,540 feet (2,908 m)
- Maximum Depth: 59 feet (18.0 m)
- Surface Area: 21,400 acres (87 km²)
- Conversion Storage Capacity: 275,000 acre feet (339,210,000 m³)
- Conservation Pool Elevation: 492 feet (150.0 m) msl
- Spillway level is 503.5 feet
- Shoreline Length: 83 miles (134 km)
- Date Impounded: 1953
- Owned by: United States Government (The North Texas Municipal Water District, the local cooperative agency, has rights to 100,000 acre feet (123,000,000 m³) of water in the conservation pool of the lake)
- Operated by: Corps of Engineers
The lake serves as water source for various north Texas cities.
