Fayette County Reservoir

Fayette County Reservoir is a power station cooling reservoir on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River basin, 3 miles west of Fayetteville, Texas and 10 miles east of La Grange, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the creek to provide a cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project which provides electrical generation to Fayett…
Fayette County Reservoir is a power station cooling reservoir on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River basin, 3 miles west of Fayetteville, Texas and 10 miles east of La Grange, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the creek to provide a cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project which provides electrical generation to Fayette County and surrounding areas. The dam, lake, and power plant are managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The lake is also used for recreational purposes, especially fishing.
  • Location: Fayette County, near Fayetteville, Texas
  • Primary inflows: Cedar Creek
  • Primary outflows: Cedar Creek
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Surface area: 2,400 acres (970 ha)
  • Max. depth: 70 ft (21 m)
  • Surface elevation: 390 ft (120 m)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org