Lake Meredith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lake Meredith

Location	Texas Panhandle
Coordinates	35°40′N 101°37′WCoordinates: 35°40′N 101°37′W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Canadian River
Primary outflows	Canadian River
Basin countries	United States
Water volume	779,556 acre·ft (961,568,000 m³).
Surface elevation	Pool 2936.50

Lake Meredith is a man-made lake formed by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River at Sanford, Texas. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. It is a major source of drinking water for Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, located about 150 miles (240 km) to the south along with many other towns in between and nearby. In 2003, the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority announced that it would reduce allocations to its member cities due to an ongoing drought and a continued drop in the water level in the reservoir. As of 2008, the lake continues to hit record lows and the majority of water supplied by CRMWA is now coming from wells in Roberts County.

On June 1, 2008 the remains of a Beechcraft Skipper were discovered in the receding lake. The plane, reported missing on January 27, 1984, was on a two-hour flight carrying the pilot, Steven Lampe, 25 and Larry Lucas, both of Amarillo, TX. There were no eye witnessess to the crash.[1]