Lake Worth (Texas)

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Lake Worth
Location	Texas
Coordinates	32°48′15″N, 97°28′25″WCoordinates: 32°48′15″N, 97°28′25″W
Lake type	artificial
Primary inflows	Eagle Mountain Lake
Primary outflows	Trinity River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	3,489 acres (14 km²)
Average depth	6 ft (2 m)
Max. depth	22 ft (7 m)
Surface elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Islands	Greer Island, Willow Island, Goat Island
Settlements	Fort Worth, Texas

Lake Worth is located on the West Fork of the Trinity River. It is entirely inside the Fort Worth, Texas city limits.

Lake Worth is a man-made lake in Texas. It was built in 1914 as a reservoir and for recreation. The lake is controlled by the City of Fort Worth Lake Worth Management Office. The lake has a moderate fluctuation with stained clarity. Submerged vegetation is sparse. There are shallow flats covered with cattails and other emergent species.

When first impounded, Lake Worth provided boating and recreation that drew people from throughout the North Texas area. Over the decades, the lake was neglected and fell out of favor. With the current growth of Fort Worth engulfing the Lake Worth area, the lake and its parks are finding new popularity with the growing community.

Since the early 1960s, many calls were made for dredging the lake and restoring its recreational potential. Unfortunately, city leaders were either unwilling or unable to fund the expensive proposition. The funding problems ended in the mid 2000's, when it became technologically feasible to access a large field of natural gas from under the lake. This area is part of a mineral formation known as the Barnett Shale.

A movement of Fort Worth citizens led by the Lake Worth Alliance, has pushed for retaining a portion of the gas revenue windfall at the Lake Worth area for renovating and developing its public recreational potential. The movement proposes to make capital improvements such as dredging Lake Worth, setting aside 400 acres (1.6 km²) of (non-park) city owned land as green space, building trails and other recreational infrastructure, and integrating the overall area into a "world-class" park such as the Central Park area in New York City.

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[edit] Mythology

Lake Worth is considered the site of one of the best documented cryptozoology sitings. In July of 1969, a large creature was sited by numerous people over several days. The creature was described as part goat, part fish, part man. The locals refer to the animal as the "Lake Worth monster" or "The Lake Worth Goatman".