Fayette County Reservoir
Encyclopedia
Fayette County Reservoir is a power station
cooling reservoir
on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River
basin, 10 miles (16 km) east of LaGrange
, Texas
. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the creek to provide a cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project
which provides electrical
generation to Fayette County
and surrounding areas. The dam, lake, and power plant are managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority
. The lake is also used for recreational purposes, especially fishing
.
Fayette County Reservoir is also known as Lake Fayette.
, largemouth bass
, and sunfish
.
and fishing
are both popular recreational uses of the lake.
TRIVIA
Lake Fayette used to be the site of a small town called Beagle which was famous for its pickles. Outlines of houses may be visivle on fish finders.
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
cooling reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
on Cedar Creek in the Colorado River
Colorado River (Texas)
The Colorado River is a river that runs through the U.S. state of Texas; it should not be confused with the much longer Colorado River which flows from Colorado into the Gulf of California....
basin, 10 miles (16 km) east of LaGrange
La Grange, Texas
La Grange is a city in Fayette County, Texas, near the Colorado River. The population was 4,478 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimated population was 4,645. But a 2010 census estimated that the city had a population of 4,923...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The reservoir was created in 1978 when a dam was built on the creek to provide a cooling pond for the Fayette Power Project
Fayette Power Project
The Fayette Power Project, also known as Sam Seymour power plant, is a coal fired power plant located at near La Grange, Texas in Fayette County, Texas...
which provides electrical
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
generation to Fayette County
Fayette County, Texas
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 21,804. Its county seat is La Grange. Fayette is named for the Marquis de la Fayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero...
and surrounding areas. The dam, lake, and power plant are managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority
Lower Colorado River Authority
The Lower Colorado River Authority or LCRA is a nonprofit public utility that was created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. LCRA's mission is to protect people, property and the environment by providing public services for more than one million people in Central and Southeast Texas...
. The lake is also used for recreational purposes, especially fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
.
Fayette County Reservoir is also known as Lake Fayette.
Fish and plant populations
Fayette County Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Fayette County Reservoir include catfishCatfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
, largemouth bass
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
, and sunfish
Lepomis
Lepomis is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The most recognizable species of the sixteen in this genus is the Bluegill....
.
Recreational uses
BoatingBoating
Boating is the leisurely activity of travelling by boat, or the recreational use of a boat whether powerboats, sailboats, or man-powered vessels , focused on the travel itself, as well as sports activities, such as fishing or water skiing...
and fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
are both popular recreational uses of the lake.
TRIVIA
Lake Fayette used to be the site of a small town called Beagle which was famous for its pickles. Outlines of houses may be visivle on fish finders.