Padera Lake

Padera Lake is a fresh water reservoir located near Midlothian, Texas. The lake is situated along Highway 287.[1][2]

Water being pumped from Padera Lake in 2015

2015 flood

During heavy rainstorms in 2015, the reservoir came close to breaching its banks. Engineers constructed a Relief Dam which successfully prevented any damage.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Engineers hopeful Padera Lake dam will hold". FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. May 27, 2015.
  2. "Padera Lake in Midlothian, TX – Fishing.org". www.fishing.org. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  3. http://www.watershedcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mountain-Creek-Dam-No.10-Rehabilitation-Project-Texas-1.pdf
  4. "Those Downstream Of Padera Lake Dam Still Have Fears". May 27, 2015.
  5. Whitman, Elizabeth (May 27, 2015). "Texas Flooding 2015: Padera Lake Dam Near Midlothian Leaking, Could Break Shortly, Officials Warn". International Business Times.
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