 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(July 2021) |
| 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 Coordinates: 32°45′27.77″N96°49′06.57″W / 32.7577139°N 96.8184917°W |
| 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).
Lake Cliff is located inside the Marsalis, Beckley, West Davis, Zang Boundaries.
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]
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city in and seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2019 population of 1,343,573, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after San Antonio and Houston. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people.
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