Padera Lake

Padera Lake
Padera Lake
Location	Midlothian, Texas
Coordinates	32°29′55″N97°02′16″W / 32.4985°N 97.0378°W / 32.4985; -97.0378
Type	Reservoir
Part of	Mountain Creek Watershed
Location

Padera Lake is a fresh water reservoir located near Midlothian, Texas. The lake is situated along Highway 287. ^{[1] [2]}

Water being pumped from Padera Lake in 2015

2015 flood

During heavy rainstorms in 2015, the reservoir came close to breaching its banks. Engineers constructed a Relief Dam which successfully prevented any damage. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. "Engineers hopeful Padera Lake dam will hold". FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. May 27, 2015.
2. "Padera Lake in Midlothian, TX – Fishing.org". www.fishing.org. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
4. "Those Downstream Of Padera Lake Dam Still Have Fears". CBS News . May 27, 2015.
5. Whitman, Elizabeth (May 27, 2015). "Texas Flooding 2015: Padera Lake Dam Near Midlothian Leaking, Could Break Shortly, Officials Warn". International Business Times.