Lake Livingston

Lake Livingston
Location of Lake Livingston in Texas, USA.
Location of Lake Livingston in Texas, USA.
Lake Livingston
Location of Lake Livingston in Texas, USA.
Location of Lake Livingston in Texas, USA.
Lake Livingston
LocationHouston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in Texas, United States
Coordinates30°44′N 95°09′W / 30.74°N 95.15°W / 30.74; -95.15
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTrinity River
Primary outflowsTrinity River
Catchment area16,616 sq mi (43,040 km2)[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length31 mi (50 km)
Max. width9 mi (14 km)
Surface area336 km2 (130 sq mi)
Average depth23 ft (7.0 m)
Max. depth90 ft (27 m)
Water volume1,750,000 acre⋅ft (2.16 km3)
Shore length1over 450 mi (720 km)
Surface elevation131 ft (40 m)
IslandsAlligator Island
Pine Island
SettlementsTrinity
Onalaska
Point Blank
Riverside
Sebastopol
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in Piney Woods in Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in east Texas, United States. Lake Livingston was built and is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas under contract with the City of Houston for water-supply purposes.[1] The USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 6-9 is also stationed on the lake. The lake is the third-largest lake located in the state of Texas (only the Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Toledo Bend Reservoir are larger). The Livingston Dam, constructed across the Trinity River about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Livingston is 2.5 miles (4 km) in length and has an average depth of 55 feet (17 m).[2]

  1. ^ a b c Lake Livingston from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ Trinity River Authority of Texas - Lake Livingston Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2007.