Lake Bastrop

Lake Bastrop is a reservoir on Spicer Creek in the Colorado River basin 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bastrop in central Bastrop County, Texas, United States.^[1]

Lake Bastrop
Lake Bastrop at North Shore Park, December 2014
Lake Bastrop
Location	Bastrop County, Texas, US
Coordinates	30°9.31′N 97°17.51′W
Type	Power plant cooling reservoir
Primary inflows	Spicer Creek
Primary outflows	Spicer Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	906 acres (367 ha)
Max. depth	60 ft (18 m)
Water volume	16,590 acre⋅ft (20,460,000 m3)
Surface elevation	450 ft (140 m)

Description

The reservoir was formed in 1964 by the construction of a dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The lake serves primarily as a power plant cooling pond for the Sim Gideon Power Plant operated by the LCRA and the Lost Pines Power Project 1, owned by GenTex Power Corporation, a wholly owned affiliate of the LCRA. Lake Bastrop also serves as a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing, boating, swimming, camping and picnicking, and is maintained at a constant level year round.^[2]

Approximately one quarter of the shoreline of the Lake is privately owned by the Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. This property is used for the Lost Pines Scout Reservation, consisting of Cub World at Camp Tom Wooten, for Cub Scouts and Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp, for Boy Scouts. The Scouts leased the property from the LCRA starting in 1965, buying the land in the late 1990s.^[2]

Fish populations

Lake Bastrop has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Bastrop include catfish, crappie, perch, sunfish, carp, and largemouth bass.

Recreational Fishing Populations

Species	Low	Moderate	High	Extreme
Largemouth Bass				X
Catfish			X
Crappie		X
Sunfish		X

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See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Texas

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Bastrop
2. Dowell, Cleo LaFoy; Breeding, Seth D. (1967). Dams and Reservoirs in Texas: Historical and Descriptive Information, December 31, 1966. Texas Water Development Board.