Lake Whitney (Texas)

Lake Whitney
Location of Lake Whitney in Texas, USA.
Location of Lake Whitney in Texas, USA.
Lake Whitney
Location of Lake Whitney in Texas, USA.
Location of Lake Whitney in Texas, USA.
Lake Whitney
LocationBosque / Hill counties, Texas,
United States
Coordinates31°52′01″N 97°22′15″W / 31.86694°N 97.37083°W / 31.86694; -97.37083
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsBrazos River, Nolan River
Primary outflowsBrazos River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area37 sq mi (96 km2)
Max. depth108 ft (33 m)

Lake Whitney is a flood control reservoir on the main stem of the Brazos River in Texas. It is located on River Mile Marker 442 and controls drainage for 17,656 square miles (45,730 km2) of Texas and parts of New Mexico. The reservoir encompasses a surface area of more than 23,500 acres and 225 miles (362 km) of shoreline. The area consists of rolling, tallgrass prairies; cedar trees; hardwood timber; and 100 ft (30 m) bluffs and rock points. Lake Whitney is also part of the Texas Lakes Trail Region of North Texas.

Whitney Dam is a concrete gravity and rolled-earth dam, 166 feet high, owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.