Lake Corpus Christi

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Lake Corpus Christi
Location	On the Nueces River 4 miles (6 km) south of Mathis, Texas, USA.
Coordinates	28° 5.94'N, 97° 53.35'W.
Lake type	Water supply reservoir
Surface area	18,256 acres (73.9 km²)
Max depth	60 ft (18 m)
Water volume	269,900 acre feet (332,916,748 m³)
Surface elevation	94 ft (29 m) above sea level

Lake Corpus Christi is a reservoir in coastal southern Texas, USA. The lake was created in by the impounding of Wesley E. Seale Dam. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi. Lake Corpus Christi is also known as Lake Lovenskiold.

1 Geography
2 Uses
3 Fish and plant life
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Lake Corpus Christi is 4 miles (6 km) south of the town of Mathis and about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the city of Corpus Christi. The surface of the lake extends into San Patricio, Live Oak, and Jim Wells counties. The reservoir covers 18,256 acres (73.9 km²), and has a capacity of more than 269,900 acre feet (332,916,748 m³).

[edit] Uses

Lake Corpus Christi provides drinking water for the city of Corpus Christi. The reservoir also provides good fishing opportunities, especially for largemouth bass and catfish. Lake Corpus Christi State Recreation Area provides camping and picnicking areas and two fishing piers.

[edit] Fish and plant life

Lake Corpus Christi has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Corpus Christi include crappie, white bass, catfish, and largemouth bass, sunfish, and bluegill. Plant life in the lake includes water stargrass, water lettuce, water hyacinth, American pondweed, coontail, rushes, and cattail.