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Lake Bridgeport Facts and Figures
Location
Lake Bridgeport is located some 45 miles northwest of the City of Ft. Worth and about 5 miles west of the City of Bridgeport, in Wise County. This lake is in the Trinity River Basin-North Central portion of the State.
River
The lake is on the West fork of the Trinity River.
Construction
The lake was constructed by the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One between 1929 and 1931.
The dam was completed and the reservoir placed in service in December, 1931. Impounded: 1932, renovated in 1972 with a new spillway.
Purpose
A Multi-purpose lake, erected for Water Conservation and Flood Control purposes.
Owner
The Lake is owned, operated and maintained by the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District Number One.
Cost
$2,316,000.00
Lake Features
Covers nearly 13,000 water surface acres
Conservation Storage – 386,539 acre feet
Flood Control Storage –537,295 acre feet
Total Capacity of Lake – 923,814 acre feet
Spillway – gated concrete overflow type
Height of Dam – 137 feet; length 1,800 feet
Lake Design Elevation – 836 feet above mean sea level
Average Depth – 30 feet; Maximum Depth - 85 feetvv
Shoreline – Approximately 170 miles.
Recreation
Open to the General Public from a number of Public and Private Use Areas – Boating, sailing, water skiing, skin diving, and swimming. Numerous Boat Launching sites are available. Fishing – Crappie, Black, White and Sand Bass, Perch and Channel Cat are among the common catches.
Lake Access Points
Fishing Information
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