Lake Corpus Christi

Lake Corpus Christi
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Location	Live Oak / San Patricio / Jim Wells counties, Texas, US
Coordinates	28°5.94′N 97°53.35′W / 28.09900°N 97.88917°W / 28.09900; -97.88917
Type	Water supply reservoir
Primary inflows	Nueces River
Primary outflows	Nueces River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	18,256 acres (7,388 ha)
Max. depth	60 ft (18 m)
Water volume	269,900 acre⋅ft (0.3329 km3)
Surface elevation	94 ft (29 m)

Lake Corpus Christi is a reservoir in coastal southern Texas. The lake was created by impoundment of the Nueces River by the Wesley E. Seale Dam opened in 1958.^[1] The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi. Lake Corpus Christi was originally known as Lake Lovenskiold. It is often referred to as Lake Mathis because of its location.