Richland
Chambers Reservoir
This Y-shaped lake was built for municipal water supply
but also provides excellent recreation. A 44,752-acre
reservoir impounding waters of Chambers and Richland Creeks
for Tarrant County (Fort Worth) water supply and outdoor
recreation. Located about an hour south of Dallas off
of Interstate 45, it was built in the late 1980s. It's
Texas' 3rd Largest Inland Lake. Many facilities are still
under development. Current visitors will find public boat
ramps, marinas, and a lakeside campground. It is a great
all around lake with deep water for sailing, open water
for skiers, and excellent fishing for native largemouth
and Florida-strain bass, sand bass, crappie, coppernose
bluegill, and catfish. Also accessible from Athens, Corsicana,
Eureka, Powell, Kerens, Cayuga, and Fairfield. Controlling
Authority: Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement
District Number One. FM 416 east of I-45/Streetman.
Corsicana
Established 1849; early boom touched off in 1894 when
city was drilling for water, accidentally struck oil;
one of Texas' first refineries built here in 1897. City
was first in state to use natural gas for fuel and lighting,
and crude oil for locomotive fuel. Today retail and wholesale
center for rich blacklands agricultural area. Municipal
park, swimming, golf. Home of Navarro College.
