Lake Size: 2,140 acres
Latitude: 29.489167
Longitude: -95.648056
Lake Level Above Sea Level: 66 feet (20 meters)
Counties: Fort Bend County

Information: Smithers Lake is a lake in Fort Bend County, Texas. It is located ten miles southeast of Richmond. It is near the Brazos River. The project is owned and operated by the Houston Lighting and Power Company as the cooling-water supply for a steam-electric generating station. Construction was started on August 22, 1956, and was completed on July 1, 1957. Water had already been impounded in a small lake, and the date for beginning of impoundment in the new lake was October 15, 1957.