Lake Granbury facts for kids

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Location	Hood County, Texas, United States
Coordinates	32°22′26″N 97°41′16″W / 32.37389°N 97.68778°W / 32.37389; -97.68778
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Brazos River
Primary outflows	Brazos River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	8,310 acres (3,360 ha)
Max. depth	75 ft (23 m)
Water volume	153,500 acre⋅ft (0.1893 km3)
Shore length1	103 miles (221 km)
Surface elevation	693 ft (182 m) msl
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Granbury is a North Texas reservoir near Granbury, Texas. It was created in 1969 and is one of three lakes damming the Brazos River.

Lake Granbury is contained by the De Cordova Bend Dam and is a long, narrow lake, encompassed by 103 miles (221 km) of shoreline.

The lake is controlled by the Brazos River Authority in Granbury.

History

The lake was first proposed in the late 1950s. Construction began on the Cordova Bend Dam on December 15, 1966 by Zachry Construction Company. Impoundment of water began on September 15, 1969.

The proposed construction of the De Cordova Bend Dam in the mid-1950s became the impetus for John Graves' book, Goodbye to a River.

Fish populations

• Largemouth bass
• Striped bass
• White bass
• Channel catfish
• Flathead catfish
• White crappie
• Sunfish
• Longnose Gar

The lake is annually stocked with bass and in past years with catfish.

Recreational uses

• Boating
• Wakeboarding
• Water skiing
• Fishing

Recreational areas

• Thorp Spring
• Hunter Park
• City Park
• Rough Creek
• De Cordova Bend