Lake Palestine | |
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A public boat launch located near the city of Chandler. High water levels are seen here (March 2015).
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Location | Texas, United States |
Coordinates | 32°11′05″N 95°28′49″W / 32.184647°N 95.480289°WCoordinates: 32°11′05″N 95°28′49″W / 32.184647°N 95.480289°W |
Primary inflows | Neches River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 18 mi (29 km) |
Surface area | 25,560 acres (103.4 km2) |
Average depth | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Max. depth | 58 ft (18 m) |
Shore length1 | 135 mi (217 km) |
Surface elevation | 345 ft (105 m): |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Palestine is a freshwater lake in northeast Texas. It was created by the construction of the Blackburn Crossing dam on the Neches River in 1962.
The lake offers an array of freshwater fish species including bass, crappie and catfish.
The lake is primarily fed by waters from the Neches River and Kickapoo Creek.