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Eagle Mountain Lake

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Primary outflows
  
Lake Worth (Texas)

Surface area
  
8,694 acres (3,518 ha)

Area
  
35.18 km²

Outflow location
  
Lake Worth

Basin countries
  
United States

Islands
  
Pelican Island

Surface elevation
  
198 m

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Water volume
  
179,880 acre·ft (221.88 hm)

Settlements
  
Fort Worth, Azle, Pelican Bay, Newark

Cities
  
Fort Worth, Azle, Newark, Pelican Bay

Similar
  
Lake Worth, Benbrook Lake, Grapevine Lake, Eagle Mountain Park, Lewisville Lake

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Eagle Mountain Lake is a reservoir in North Texas, formed by the damming the West Fork of the Trinity River. The reservoir sits below Lake Bridgeport reservoir and above Lake Worth reservoir.

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Map of Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas, USA

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HistoryEdit

The Texas State Board of Water Engineers granted a permit for constructing the dam that would form Eagle Mountain Lake on May 1, 1928. Construction of the dam that formed the reservoir began on January 23, 1930 and was completed on October 24, 1932. Water impoundment began on February 28, 1934. During World War II, the lake's eastern shore was the site of Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake, a military installation built to house the military's glider program. In 1965, the Tarrant Regional Water District voters approved a bond issue to allow the District to install improved controlled spillways. The new spillway was completed July 31, 1971.

May 2011 F0 TornadoEdit

On May 24, 2011, an F0 tornado formed over Eagle Mountain Lake, causing damage along west of Boat Club Road downing some trees and damaging mobile homes.

RecreationEdit

Eagle Mountain Lake is used for boating, fishing and water sports such as wake boarding, water skiing, and kayaking. The reservoir area also has picnic areas, walking trails, campgrounds, and restaurants.

References

Eagle Mountain Lake Wikipedia