Lake Granbury

Lake Granbury
Lake Granbury
	Lake Granbury Lake Granbury
Location	Hood County, Texas,; United States
Coordinates	32°22′26″N 97°41′16″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Brazos River
Primary outflows	Brazos River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	8,310 acres (3,360 ha)
Max. depth	75 ft (23 m)
Water volume	153,500 acre⋅ft (0.1893 km3)
Shore length1	103 miles (221 km)
Surface elevation	693 ft (182 m) msl
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.

Location of Lake Granbury, Texas

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.[1] 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

The lake is annually stocked with bass and in past years with catfish.[2]

Recreational uses

Recreational areas

Thorp Spring
Hunter Park
City Park
Rough Creek
De Cordova Bend

References

External links

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[1] Lake Granbury from the Handbook of Texas Online

[2] Texas Parks and Wildlife stocking history for Lake Granbury