Lake Mexia Texas Weather Live (76667)

LAKE MEXIA is on the Navasota River seven miles southwest of Mexia, TX, in north central Limestone County (at 31°39' N, 96°35' W). Lake Mexia has a surface area of 1,200 acres at its normal capacity of 10,000 acre-feet. It provides water for the City of Mexia and the Mexia State School and also is used for industry and recreation.

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Construction of the Bistone Dam began in July 1960 and was completed in June 1961. It is an earthfill dam, and its spillway has an elevation of 448.3 feet above sea level. The drainage area above the dam is 198 square miles. The Dam project is owned and operated by the Bistone Municipal Water Supply District.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

C. L. Dowell, Dams and Reservoirs in Texas: History and Descriptive Information (Texas Water Commission Bulletin 6408 [Austin, 1964]).

Citation:

"LAKE MEXIA," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rol56). Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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