Lake Bridgeport (Texas)
Lake Bridgeport, also known as Bridgeport Lake, is a man-made, freshwater reservoir located in Wise and Jack Counties in North Texas. The lake was created by damming the West Fork of the Trinity River and sits upstream from Eagle Mountain Lake. The lake is owned by the Tarrant Regional Water District and the water impounded is used for flood control, residential and commercial sales, irrigation, and recreation.
| Bridgeport Lake | |
|---|---|
Bridgeport Lake Bridgeport Lake | |
| Location | Jack / Wise counties, North Texas |
| Coordinates | 33°13′N 97°52′W |
| Type | artificial reservoir |
| Primary inflows | West Fork of the Trinity River |
| Primary outflows | Eagle Mountain Lake |
| Catchment area | 1,111 sq mi (2,880 km2) of watershed |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 19 mi (31 km) |
| Max. width | 9.5 mi (15.3 km) |
| Surface area | 11,954 acres (4,838 ha) (at conservation level) |
| Max. depth | 76.5 ft (23.3 m) |
| Water volume | 366,236 acre⋅ft (451.745 hm3) (at conservation level) |
| Shore length1 | 129 mi (208 km) |
| Surface elevation | 836 ft (255 m) at conservation pool level |
| Islands | Rattlesnake Island, Stripling Island, Steele Island, Horse Island |
| Settlements | Runaway Bay, Lake Bridgeport |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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