Jim Chapman Dam

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Jim Chapman Dam
CountryUnited States
LocationTexas
StatusOperational
Opening date1991
Designed byUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Cooper Dam and Jim Chapman Lake Cooper-Jim Chapman Lake.jpg
Cooper Dam and Jim Chapman Lake

Jim Chapman Dam (originally Cooper Dam, National ID # TX08012) is a dam in Delta County and Hopkins County, Texas, United States.

The earthen dam was constructed in 1991 by the Southwestern Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 95 feet, and a length of 28,072 feet at its crest. [1] It impounds the south fork of the Sulphur River for municipal water supply and recreation. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.

The reservoir it creates, Jim Chapman Lake, has a 19,305-acre (7,812 ha) water surface and a maximum capacity of 797,000 acre-feet (983,000,000 m3). The lake is known as a preferred location for fishing in the region. Species likely to be caught are blue and channel catfish, bluegill, Florida largemouth bass, crappie and hybrid striped bass. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's two separate units of Cooper Lake State Park are located on Jim Chapman Lake. [2]

The Dam was formerly known as Cooper Dam. Both lake and dam were renamed by an act of Congress in 1998 to honor Jim Chapman, a former congressman from nearby Sulphur Springs.

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Cooper Lake State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department".

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