Taylor Lake (Texas)

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Locationsoutheast of Houston adjacent to Clear Lake
Coordinates 29°46′7″N94°40′45″W / 29.76861°N 94.67917°W / 29.76861; -94.67917 Coordinates: 29°46′7″N94°40′45″W / 29.76861°N 94.67917°W / 29.76861; -94.67917
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Taylor Lake is a lake adjacent to Clear Lake, southeast of Houston, Texas, United States near Galveston Bay. The city of Taylor Lake Village lies on its shores within the Clear Lake Area of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area.

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