Lake Ray Hubbard

Lake Ray Hubbard, formerly Forney Lake, is a reservoir located in Dallas, Kaufman, Collin, and Rockwall County^[1], Texas, just north of Forney, Kaufman County, Texas, built on the East Fork Trinity River (Texas) and impounded by the Rockwall-Forney Dam.

It measures 22,745 acres (92 km²) in size with a storage capacity of 490,000 acre-feet (604,000,000 m³) and a maximum depth of 40 feet (12 m). The dam is currently owned by the City of Dallas. Interstate 30 bisects the lake. The lake was originally named Forney Lake for the nearby town of Forney, Texas. After the City of Dallas incorporated the lake, it was renamed after a living person, Ray Hubbard, who presided over the Dallas Parks and Recreation System board from 1943 to 1972. However, the company that administrates the distribution of its waters is still known as Forney Lake Water Supply Corp.

Originally designed to provide water to the North Texas region, the project was started in 1964 and managed by the S. and A. Construction Company and the Markham, Brown and M. C. Winter Construction Company. The lake was impounded in 1968, and a 2-mile earthfill dam was completed in 1969. By 1970 the lake reached its maximum design extent.

Due to the territorial expansion and exercise of the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Dallas, the lake and the Interstate 30 bridges are now within the jurisdiction of the City of Dallas, rather than the cities surrounding it. There is a mutual aid agreement in place between Dallas and the other cities, but ultimate responsibility lies with Dallas.

The lake contains a large population of hybrid striped bass, white bass, largemouth bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, and white crappie. Several areas of the lake have been infested with hydrilla.

There are currently plans from the North Texas Tollway Authority to extend President George Bush Turnpike to Interstate 30, which will result in an additional bridge across the lake. Construction on this extension began in late 2008 and is expected to be completed in late 2011.^[2]

References

See also

• Trinity River Authority

External links

• Texas Fish and Wildlife Department - Lake Ray Hubbard
• [http://www.uscgauxrayhubbard.com US Coast Guard Auxiliary Lake Ray Hubbard
• USGS GNIS: Ray Hubbard Lake
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