Lake Granbury

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Lake Granbury
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Lake Granbury
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Lake Granbury
Location Hood County, Texas,
United States
Coordinates 32°22′26″N97°41′16″W / 32.37389°N 97.68778°W / 32.37389; -97.68778
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Brazos River
Primary outflows Brazos River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area8,310 acres (3,360 ha)
Max. depth75 ft (23 m)
Water volume153,500  acre⋅ft (0.1893 km3)
Shore length1103 miles (221 km)
Surface elevation693 ft (182 m) msl
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
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Location of Lake Granbury, Texas

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.

Contents

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 .[ citation needed ]

Fish populations

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

Recreational uses

Recreational areas

References

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