 Lake Size: 29,350 Acres Deepest Depth: 106 feet Latitude: 33.364722 Longitude: -97.051389 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 632.5 feet Counties: Denton, Cook and Grayson Cities: Lewisville Lake Management: Trinity River Authority
Information: Lake Ray Roberts (formally Ray Roberts Lake) is a 29,350-acre (119 km2) reservoir located 10 miles (20 km) north of Denton, Texas, between the cities of Pilot Point, Texas and Sanger, Texas. . It was named after Ray Roberts (a local congressman who supported creation of the lake) in 1980.
It is located in, and supplies water to, Cooke, Grayson, and Denton counties.
On March 2nd, 1945, the U.S. Congress approved the River & Harbors Act of 1945 which, among many projects, provided for the construction of Benbrook Lake, Grapevine Lake, Lavon Lake and Ray Roberts Lake, as well as modifications to the existing Garza Dam for the construction of Lewisville Lake.
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