Lake Lavon

Lavon Lake is a freshwater reservoir located in southeast Collin County, Texas, on the East Fork of the Trinity River near Wylie, off State Highway 78.^[1] It is commonly called Lake Lavon for commercial and recreational purposes, but Lavon Lake is its official name according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was originally called Lavon Reservoir.

• Length: 9,540 feet (2,908 m)
• Maximum depth: 38 ft
• Surface area: 21,400 acres (87 km²)
• Conversion storage capacity: 275,000 acre feet (339,000,000 m³)
• Conservation pool elevation: 492 feet (150.0 m) msl
• Spillway level: 503.5 feet (153.5 m)
• Shoreline length: 121 miles (195 km)
• Wildlife management area: 6,400 acres
• Date impounded: September 14, 1953
• Owned by: United States government (North Texas Municipal Water District, the local cooperative agency, has rights to 100,000 acre feet (120,000,000 m³) of water in the conservation pool of the lake)
• Operated by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

In addition to flood control and recreation,^[2] the lake serves as a water source for thousands of North Texas residents. Lavon Lake is a part of the North Texas Municipal Water District system.^[3]