- Elm Fork of the Trinity river
- Invasive species
- Bull Thistle
- Chinaberry
- Chinese privet
- Chinese tallow
- Japanese honeysuckle
- Japanese grass
- King ranch bluestem
- Nadine
- Nodding thistle
- Parrot feather
- Pincushion flower
- Queens Anne’s lace
- Yellow sweet clover
- Zebra mussel
- Uses
- Fishing
- Water skiing
- Swimming
- Relaxing
- Lake Lewisville has never been dreaded
- Nonpoint source pollution cause by event that pick up and carry away natural and human made pollutants.
- Examples
- Fertilizers,herbicides,oil grease, toxic chemicals from runoff, sediments from improperly managed construction, crop and forest lands , and er9ding streambanks
- Bacteria from livestock ,pet waste , and faulty septic systems
- Point source pollution:Large boats are the main causes
- The city of Lewisville and Dallas county use lake Lewisville as a source of drinking water.
- Lake Lewisville is also know for water sports and recreation.
- Lake Lewisville has many variety of fish as well as many places to fish by boat and without boat. There are restrictions on certain fish in the length such as size restrictions and how many you can catch.
Map of lake
Originally engineered in 1927 as Lake Dallas, the reservoir was expanded in the 40’s and 50’s and renamed to Lake Lewisville. It was built for flood control and to serve as a water source for Dallas and the suburbs. There is no estimate for when the Lake will no longer exist.
Lake Lewisville is owned by the U.S. Government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of engineers
Endangered species include
- Red knot
- Piping plover
- Whooping crane
- Black rail
- Bald eagles
- White face ibis
- Stackers chorus frog
- Wood houses toad
Lake Lewisville is 67 feet deep
Fish that live in bottom are white crappie and catfish
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