Big Lake (Texas)

Big Lake is an intermittent dry lake located one-mile (1.6 km) south and southwest of the city of Big Lake in Reagan County, Texas.

Big Lake
Location of Big Lake in Texas, USA.
Location of Big Lake in Texas, USA.
Big Lake
Location of Big Lake in Texas, USA.
Location of Big Lake in Texas, USA.
Big Lake
LocationReagan County, Texas
Coordinates31°10′N 101°29′W
Typeintermittent lake
Primary inflowsBig Lake Draw
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,000 acres (400 ha)

Covering approximately 1,300 acres (530 ha), the playa lies in a floodplain and is fed primarily by Big Lake Draw and a number of other, unnamed smaller draws. Scrub brush, mesquite, juniper, grasses, and water-tolerant hardwoods grow around the lake.



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