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Lake Lavon

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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]

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