Lake Granbury

infobox_lake
lake_name = Lake Granbury
image_lake =
caption_lake =
type = Reservoir
location = Hood County, Texas
coords = coord|32|28.616667|N|97|47.40000|W|region:US-TX_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
inflow = Brazos River
outflow = Brazos River
area = 8,310 acres (33.6 km²)
volume = convert|153500|acre.ft|km3|abbr=on|lk=on
basin_countries= United States
depth =
max-depth = 75 ft (22.8 m)
elevation = 693 ft (182 m) msl
shore = 103 miles (221 km)

Lake Granbury is a fresh-water man-made North Texas Lake in Granbury, Texas. It was created in 1969 and is only one of three lakes damming the Brazos River.

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 was begun on the Cordova Bend Dam on December 15, 1966 by the H. B. Zachry Company. [ [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/rolgr.html Lake Granbury from the Handbook of Texas Online] ] . 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.

Fish populations

* Largemouth bass
* Striped bass
* White bass
* Channel catfish
* Flathead catfish
* White crappie
* Sunfish

The lake is annually stocked with bass and in past years with catfish. [ [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/action/stock_bywater.php?WB_code=0316 Texas Parks and Wildlife stocking history for Lake Granbury] ]

Recreational uses

* Boating
* Water skiing
* Fishing

Recreational areas

* Thorp Spring
* Hunter Park
* City Park
* Rough Creek
* De Cordova Bend

References

External links

* [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/granbury Lake Granbury - Texas Parks and Wildlife]
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