Hords Creek Lake
Hords Creek Lake is on Hords Creek-part of the Colorado River basin-five miles northwest of Valera in western Coleman County (at 31°50' N, 99°34' W). The 6,800-foot-long earthfill dam, built by List and Clark Construction Company, was started in February 1947 and completed in June 1948; deliberate impoundment of water began in April 1948. The cost of the project was nearly $3 million. In 1967 the reservoir had a conservation capacity of 8,640 acre-feet and a surface area of 510 acres at an elevation of 1,900 feet above mean sea level. Capacity at the crest of the emergency spillway was 25,310 acre-feet. The drainage area above the dam was forty-eight square miles. The lake, which is jointly owned by the city of Coleman and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, is used for flood control and as a municipal water supply.
Seth D. Breeding | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Belongs to
Hords Creek Lake is part of or belongs to the following places:
Lake Measurements
- Surface Area (in acres): 364
- Storage Capacity (in acre-feet): 8,443
Lake Maintained or Owned by
City of Coleman and USAE
Date of Origin
1948 (76 years ago)Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Hords Creek Lake is classified as a Lake
Purposes
- Flood Control
- Municipal water supply