Palo Pinto Creek Reservoir

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Palo Pinto Creek Reservoir
Coordinates 32°39′08.05″N98°18′24.3″W / 32.6522361°N 98.306750°W / 32.6522361; -98.306750
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Palo Pinto Creek Reservoir is a lake located south of Palo Pinto, and north-east of Gordon in Palo Pinto County, Texas. [2] The eastern branch of the reservoir is known as Lake Palo Pinto. [3] [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palo Pinto Creek Reservoir
  2. "Fishing Palo Pinto Reservoir". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Palo Pinto
  4. Plummer, Frederick Byron; Hornberger (Jr.), Joseph (1912). Geology of Palo Pinto County, Texas. The University.