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Lake Tawakoni

Lake in Texas, United States

Summary

Lake in Texas, United States

Field	Value
name	Lake Tawakoni
image	Sunset lake tawakoni duck cove 2014-07-30.jpeg
caption	Sunset over Duck Cove
location	Hunt / Rains / Van Zandt Counties, Texas
coords
type	reservoir
basin_countries	United States
area	37879 acre
agency	Sabine River Authority of Texas
date-flooded
volume	926,000 acre.ft
shore	200 mi
elevation	437.5 ft
pushpin_map	Texas#USA
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Lake Tawakoni in Texas, USA
reference

| date-flooded = | max-depth = Lake Tawakoni ( ) is a 37879 acre reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about 48 mi east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation. It is under the Sabine River Authority of Texas and the original headwaters of the Sabine are converged under the lake surface.

Etymology

The lake was named for the Tawakoni Native American peoples, who were a larger part of the Caddo Nation. The Caddos inhabited a large swath of North and East Texas, including where the lake is located.

History

The reservoir was constructed in 1960 with the Iron Bridge Dam. The area was chosen due to its location to the growing Dallas area and the growth east of the city and its respective suburbs. The South Fork, Cowleech Fork, and Caddo Forks that all formed the Sabine River headwaters are now submerged under the lake and the lake now serves as the headwaters of the Sabine. It covers 37879 acre and has a storage capacity of 926,000 acre.ft at conservation pool level. It is owned by the Sabine River Authority of Texas.

Flora and fauna

The lake has a diverse array of wildlife. It features deer, feral hogs, snakes, raccoons, bobcats, and over 200 species of birds. Sightings of the American alligator in certain areas of the lake have not been uncommon. The lake mainly has post oak hardwood timber and plants native to the Texas Blackland Prairies. In the summer of 2007, Lake Tawakoni State Park was the site of a large, rare spider web. The web stretched over a 200-yard path and attracted considerable attention from entomologists. The smaller Greenville Club Lake is situated north of the lake.

Gallery

File:Lake Tawakoni September 2015 1.jpg|As viewed from West Tawakoni City Park in West Tawakoni, Texas File:Lake Tawakoni September 2015 2.jpg|As viewed from East Tawakoni, Texas File:Lake Tawakoni Iron Bridge Dam in East Texas.jpg|Lake Tawakoni Iron Bridge Dam in East Texas

References

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"Iron Bridge Project".
(*). "Monster spider web spun in Texas".
"Geographic Names Information System".

Wikipedia Source

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