Lavon Lake is a fresh water impoundment located in Collin County, Texas on the East Fork of the Trinity River near Wylie off of State Highway 78. It is commonly called Lake Lavon for commercial and recreational purposes but Lavon Lake is its official name according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was originally called Lavon Reservoir.
StatisticsEdit
- Length: 9,540 feet (2,908Â m)
- Maximum Depth: 38Â ft
- Surface Area: 21,400 acres (87Â km2)
- Conversion storage capacity: 275,000 acre feet (339,000,000Â m3)
- Conservation Pool Elevation: 492 feet (150.0Â m) msl
- Spillway level is 503.5 feet (153.5Â m)
- Shoreline Length: 121 miles (195Â km)
- Wildlife Management Area: 6,400 acres
- Date Impounded: September 14, 1953
- Owned by: United States Government (The North Texas Municipal Water District, the local cooperative agency, has rights to 100,000 acre feet (120,000,000Â m3) of water in the conservation pool of the lake)
- Operated by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The lake serves as water source for various north Texas cities.
HistoryEdit
Started in 1948 and completed in 1953 the Lavon Dam was created to impound the upstream East Fork of the Trinity River, many of its tributaries and the areas immediately surrounding them. The reservoir was primarily designed for preventing seasonal flooding of rich bottomland in southeastern Collin County and water storage. Its construction also stimulated land development along the shores of the lake and recreational use of the water and adjacent land areas. In 1962, Congressional approval was given to modify the project to increase storage for water supply because of the growing water supply need of the area.
FishingEdit
Lavon Lakes's dominant fish species are the largemouth bass, white bass, blue catfish, and crappie.
See alsoEdit
- Trinity River Authority
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lavon Lake
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Lavon Lake
- Learn about fishing at Lake Lavon
