Gibbons Creek Reservoir

Gibbons Creek Reservoir

The power plant at Gibbons Creek Reservoir
Location Grimes County, Texas
Coordinates 30°37.45′N 96°3.85′W / 30.62417°N 96.06417°W / 30.62417; -96.06417Coordinates: 30°37.45′N 96°3.85′W / 30.62417°N 96.06417°W / 30.62417; -96.06417
Type Power plant cooling reservoir
Primary inflows Gibbons Creek
Primary outflows Gibbons Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface area 2,770 acres (1,120 ha)
Max. depth 34 ft (10 m)
Surface elevation 247 ft (75 m)

Gibbons Creek Reservoir (sometimes referred to as Gibbons Creek Lake) is a power plant cooling reservoir on Gibbons Creek in the Navasota River basin, 20 miles (32 km) east of College Station, Texas, United States. The dam and lake are managed by Texas Municipal Power Agency, who uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for a power plant that generates electricity for the cities of Bryan, Denton, Garland, and Greenville (all of whom have municipality-owned electric companies).

The reservoir was officially impounded in 1981.

Gibbons Creek Reservoir is a popular recreational destination due to its location near the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

Fish populations

Gibbons Creek Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Gibbons Creek Reservoir include largemouth bass, bluegill, catfish, Tilapia, white crappie, and black crappie. The water has standing timber and aquatic vegetation but generally is rather turbid. Its shoreline is covered with native grasses mixed with oak, elm, and other East Texas hardwoods.

Recreational uses

Boating and fishing are very popular. The steam power plant on the southwest shore of the lake constantly pumps in warm water that keeps this lake a viable fishing spot year-round, even when other lakes in the area become too cold in the winter months.

Recreational fishing and other activities on this lake are regulated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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