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Lake Granbury

Field	Value
name	Lake Granbury
type	Reservoir
location	Hood County, Texas,
United States
coords
inflow	Brazos River
outflow	Brazos River
area	8310 acre
volume	153500 acre.ft
basin_countries	United States
max-depth	75 ft
elevation	693 ft (182 m) msl
shore	103 miles (221 km)
pushpin_map	Texas#USA
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Lake Granbury in Texas, USA.

United States | max-depth = 75 ft

Lake Granbury is a North Texas reservoir near Granbury, Texas. It was created in 1969 and is one of three lakes damming the Brazos River.

Lake Granbury is contained by the De Cordova Bend Dam and is a long, narrow lake, encompassed by 103 miles (221 km) of shoreline.

The lake is controlled by the Brazos River Authority in Granbury.

History

The lake was first proposed in the late 1950s. Construction began on the Cordova Bend Dam on December 15, 1966 by the Zachry Construction Company. Impoundment of water began on September 15, 1969.

The proposed construction of the De Cordova Bend Dam in the mid-1950s became the impetus for John Graves' book, Goodbye to a River.

Fish populations

Largemouth bass
Striped bass
White bass
Channel catfish
Flathead catfish
White crappie
Sunfish
Longnose Gar

The lake is annually stocked with bass and in past years with catfish.

Recreational uses

Boating
Wakeboarding
Water skiing
Fishing

Recreational areas

Thorp Spring
Hunter Park
City Park
Rough Creek
De Cordova Bend

References

[http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rolgr Lake Granbury from the Handbook of Texas Online]
[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/action/stock_bywater.php?WB_code=0316 Texas Parks and Wildlife stocking history for Lake Granbury]

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