Lake Palestine
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| Lake Palestine | |
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| File:High water level Lake Palestine March 2015.JPG
A public boat launch located near the city of Chandler. High water levels are seen here (March 2015).
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| Location | Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Primary inflows | Neches River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 18 mi (29 km) |
| Surface area | 25,560 acres (103.4 km2) |
| Average depth | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Max. depth | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Shore length1 | 135 mi (217 km) |
| Surface elevation | 345 ft (105 m):[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Palestine is a freshwater lake in northeast Texas. It was created by the construction of the Blackburn Crossing dam on the Neches River in 1962.[2]
File:Lake Palestine drought image Summer 2011.jpg
A large section of dry lake-bed, located near the lake's northwestern-most section during Summer 2011 drought conditions.
File:Lake Palestine boat launch August 2011.jpg
A public boat launch at Lake Palestine left dry due to drought (Summer 2011).
Contents
Fishing
The lake offers an array of freshwater fish species including bass, crappie and catfish.
Geography
The lake is primarily fed by waters from the Neches River and Kickapoo Creek.
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