Lake Cliff

This article is about the lake in Dallas, Texas. For the neighborhood surrounding the lake, see Lake Cliff, Dallas, Texas. For the lake in Maine, see Cliff Lake (Maine).

Lake Cliff
Downtown Dallas as seen from the lake
Lake Cliff
Location	Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°45′27.77″N96°49′06.57″W / 32.7577139°N 96.8184917°W / 32.7577139; -96.8184917
Type	reservoir
Basin  countries	United States
Surface elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Settlements	Dallas

Lake Cliff is a freshwater lake in the northern part of the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas (USA).

Location

Lake Cliff is located inside the Marsalis, Beckley, West Davis, Zang Boundaries.

History

Lake Cliff was constructed between 1899 and 1900 and was originally called "Lake Llewellyn." It is speculated that Thomas L. Marsalis originally helped to plan the construction of the lake in the summer of 1899. In July 1900, Marsalis sued the lake's builders citing "errors in construction." ^[1]

References

1. Dallas History.org - "Where Did Thomas L. Marsalis go?". Retrieved 23 August 2006.

External links

• Beautiful Lake Cliff, clean, cool, delightful: the Southwest's greatest playground; it's in Dallas published 1906, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.