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Lake Anahuac

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Type
  
Artificial

Basin countries
  
United States

Primary inflows
  
Trinity River

Inflow source
  
Trinity River

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Location
  
Chambers County, 45 miles (72 km) east of Houston, Texas

Water volume
  
35,300 acre·ft (0.0435 km)

Lake Anahuac is an artificial lake fed by the Trinity River, 45 miles (72 km) east of downtown Houston, Texas, United States in western Chambers County. The city of Anahuac lies on its eastern shores.

Map of Lake Anahuac, Texas 77597, USA

The lake was once Turtle Bay until the mouth of the bay was closed in the early 1900s. The current dam and levee system was completed in 1954.

References

Lake Anahuac Wikipedia