Lake Bardwell

Lake Bardwell
Trinity River Basin
USACE Lake Bardwell and Dam
Location of the reservoir in Texas.
Location of the reservoir in Texas.
Lake Bardwell
LocationEllis County, Texas, United States of America
Coordinates32°16′41″N 96°39′29″W / 32.278°N 96.658°W / 32.278; -96.658
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsWaxahachie Creek
Primary outflowsWaxahachie Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyUS Army Corps of Engineers
BuiltSeptember, 1963
First flooded01/01/1965
Max. length5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Max. width1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Surface area3,570 acres (1,440 ha)
Water volume140,000 acre⋅ft (0.17 km3)
Shore length125 miles (40 km)
Surface elevation421 feet (128 m)
SettlementsEnnis and Bardwell
Referenceshttps://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rob02
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Bardwell is a lake in Ellis County, Texas. The lake was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1965. Lake Bardwell is not used for military operations, and is accessible to the public for recreational purposes; it has seven facilities, but the state public ramp is closed.[1]

  1. ^ "Lake Bardwell Access". tpwd.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

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