White Rock Lake

White Rock Lake
White Rock Lake as viewed from the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Location of White Rock Lake in Texas, USA.
Location of White Rock Lake in Texas, USA.
White Rock Lake
Location of White Rock Lake in Texas, USA.
Location of White Rock Lake in Texas, USA.
White Rock Lake
LocationDallas, Texas,
United States
Coordinates32°48′54″N 96°43′31″W / 32.81500°N 96.72528°W / 32.81500; -96.72528
Typereservoir, recreation
Primary inflowsWhite Rock Creek
Primary outflowsWhite Rock Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,254 acres (507 ha)[1]
Max. depth18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Water volume18,160 acre⋅ft (0.02240 km3)
Surface elevation458.1 ft (139.6 m)[1]
SettlementsDallas
References[1][2]
James Bowen and his wife Julia, sailing on White Rock Lake in the summer of 1940. Mr. Bowen was an avid member of the Corinthian Sailing Club in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He designed and built several fast and beautiful sailboats in the garage of his home located on Ross Avenue in Dallas TX. He built the boats specifically for club sponsored racing events on White Rock Lake.

White Rock Lake is a reservoir located in northeast Dallas, Texas,United States. The lake was formed by damming White Rock Creek, which today widens into the lake before continuing south out of the spillway and emptying into the Trinity River.[1] The lake covers 1,254 acres (5.07 km2) in the east Dallas community.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e White Rock Lake from the Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ^ Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - Fishing White Rock Lake. Retrieved 13 November 2006. Note that data here is not consistent with data from other cited sources (like the Handbook of Texas).