Lake Lavon
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Lake Lavon is a reservoir
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.
The lake serves as water source for various north Texas cities.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
located in North Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
on the East Fork of the Trinity River in Collin County
Collin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile . There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile...
near Wylie
Wylie, Texas
Not to be confused with the unincorporated area of Wylie, Texas just outside Abilene, Texas.Wylie is a city in Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and a suburb of Dallas. At the 2000 Census, the population was 15,132; 2004 estimates pegged it at 25,850...
. It is off of State Highway 78. Lake Lavon's dominant fish species are the largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, white bass
White bass
The white bass or sand bass The white bass or sand bass The white bass or sand bass (MoroneIt is the state fish of Oklahoma.- Range :White bass are distributed widely across the United States, particularly in the midwest. They are very abundant in Pennsylvania and the area around Lake Erie...
, blue catfish
Blue catfish
The blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, is one of the largest species of North American catfish. Blue catfish are distributed primarily in the Mississippi River drainage including the Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Arkansas rivers...
, and crappie
Crappie
Crappie is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white 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
Collin County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile . There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile...
and stimulated land development along the shores of the lake.
Statistics
- Length: 9540 feet (2,908 m)
- Maximum Depth: 38 ft
- Surface Area: 21400 acres (87 km²)
- Conversion storage capacity: 275000 acre.ft
- Conservation Pool Elevation: 492 feet (150 m) msl
- Spillway level is 503.5 feet (153.5 m)
- Shoreline Length: 121 miles (195 km)
- Wildlife Management Area: 6,400 acres
- Date Impounded: 1953
- Owned by: United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Government (The North Texas Municipal Water District, the local cooperative agency, has rights to 100000 acre.ft of water in the conservation pool of the lake) - Operated by: U.S. Army Corps of EngineersUnited States Army Corps of EngineersThe United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
The lake serves as water source for various north Texas cities.