Lake Bastrop

Lake Bastrop
Lake Bastrop at North Shore Park
Location	Bastrop County, Texas
Coordinates	30°9.31′N 97°17.51′W
Type	Power plant cooling reservoir
Primary inflows	Spicer Creek
Primary outflows	Spicer Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	906 acres (367 ha)
Max. depth	60 ft (18 m)
Water volume	16,590 acre⋅ft (20,460,000 m3)
Surface elevation	450 ft (140 m)

Lake Bastrop is a reservoir on Spicer Creek in the Colorado River basin 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the town of Bastrop in central Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The reservoir was formed in 1964 by the construction of a dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The lake serves primarily as a power plant cooling pond for the Sim Gideon Power Plant operated by the LCRA and the Lost Pines Power Project 1, owned by GenTex Power Corporation, a wholly owned affiliate of the LCRA. Lake Bastrop also serves as a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing, boating, swimming, camping and picnicking, and is maintained at a constant level year round.

Approximately one quarter of the shoreline of the Lake is privately owned by the Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. This property is used for the Lost Pines Scout Reservation, consisting of Cub World at Camp Tom Wooten, for Cub Scouts and Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp, for Boy Scouts. The Scouts leased the property from the LCRA starting in 1965, buying the land in the late 1990s.

Fish populations

Lake Bastrop has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Bastrop include catfish, crappie, perch, sunfish, carp, and largemouth bass.

Recreational uses

The Lower Colorado River Authority maintains two public parks, North Shore Park and South Shore Park, on the lake, both of which provide camp sites for rent.

External links

• South Shore Park - Lower Colorado River Authority
• North Shore Park - Lower Colorado River Authority
• Lake Bastrop - Texas Parks & Wildlife
• Lake Bastrop - Handbook of Texas Online
• [1]- Capitol Area Council-Boy Scouts of America