Lavon Lake is a fresh water impoundment located in Collin County, Texas on the East Fork of the Trinity River near Wylie off of State Highway 78. It is commonly called Lake Lavon for commercial and recreational purposes but Lavon Lake is its official name according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was originally called Lavon Reservoir.Statistics Length: 9540ft Maximum Depth: 38 ft Surface Area: 21400acre Conversion storage capacity: Conservation Pool Elevation: 492ft msl Spillway level is 503.5ft Shoreline Length: 121mi Wildlife Management Area: 6,400 acres Date Impounded: September 14, 1953 Owned by: United States Government (The North Texas Municipal Water District, the local cooperative agency, has rights to of water in the conservation pool of the lake) Operated by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The lake serves as water source for various north Texas cities.HistoryStarted in 1948 and completed in 1953 the Lavon Dam was created to impound the upstream East Fork of the Trinity River, many of its tributaries and the areas immediately surrounding them. The reservoir was primarily designed for preventing seasonal flooding of rich bottomland in southeastern Collin County and water storage. Its construction also stimulated land development along the shores of the lake and recreational use of the water and adjacent land areas. In 1962, Congressional approval was given to modify the project to increase storage for water supply because of the growing water supply need of the area.
