Lake Bardwell | |
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Trinity River Basin | |
Location | Ellis County, Texas, United States of America |
Coordinates | 32°16′41″N 96°39′29″W / 32.278°N 96.658°W |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Waxahachie Creek |
Primary outflows | Waxahachie Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Built | September, 1963 |
First flooded | 01/01/1965 |
Max. length | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
Max. width | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
Surface area | 3,570 acres (1,440 ha) |
Water volume | 140,000 acre⋅ft (0.17 km3) |
Shore length1 | 25 miles (40 km) |
Surface elevation | 421 feet (128 m) |
Settlements | Ennis and Bardwell |
References | https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rob02 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Bardwell is a lake in Ellis County, Texas. The lake was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1965. Lake Bardwell is not used for military operations, and is accessible to the public for recreational purposes; it has seven facilities, but the state public ramp is closed.[1]