Lake Tawakoni

Lake Tawakoni
Sunset over Duck Cove
Location of Lake Tawakoni in Texas, USA
Location of Lake Tawakoni in Texas, USA
Lake Tawakoni
Location of Lake Tawakoni in Texas, USA
Location of Lake Tawakoni in Texas, USA
Lake Tawakoni
LocationHunt / Rains / Van Zandt Counties, Texas
Coordinates32°50′45″N 95°56′36″W / 32.84583°N 95.94333°W / 32.84583; -95.94333
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencySabine River Authority of Texas
First floodedOctober 1960 (1960-10)
Surface area37,879 acres (15,329 ha)
Water volume926,000 acre⋅ft (1.142×109 m3)
Shore length1200 mi (320 km)
Surface elevation437.5 ft (133.4 m)
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Tawakoni (/təˈwɑːkəni/ tə-WAH-kə-nee) is a 37,879-acre (15,329 ha) reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about 48 miles (77 km) east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation. It is under the Sabine River Authority of Texas and the original headwaters of the Sabine are converged under the lake surface.

  1. ^ "Lake Tawakoni". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 November 1979. Retrieved 27 July 2018.