East Texas Real Estate Company
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market area covers all of Lake Ray Hubbard, east to all of Lake Bob Sandlin,
south to all of Lake Palestine, west to all of Lake Fork and Lake Tawakoni, and
all areas in between, including Beautiful Lake Cypress Springs.
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Northeast Texas Lakes (see http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes
areas 2 & 3)
Northeast Texas topography is ideally suited for lakes because of the
rolling hills and the beautiful trees and
extensive vegetation. The area contains lakes of all sizes from the
small private lakes formed by damning up
small ravines for cattle to the very large lakes built by government
entities by damning major creeks or rivers to
provide water for area residents and recreational opportunities. The
primary area covered by East Texas Real
Estate Company incorporates the lakes from Dallas eastward between I-30
and I-20 out as far as Mt. Pleasant
and Tyler plus Lake Palestine just south of I-20 between Canton and
Tyler.
Here is a brief description of each of the major lakes:
Lake Ray Hubbard -This lake borders the eastern edge of Dallas and is
formed by the East Fork of the Trinity
River. In addition to Dallas, the towns of Rowlett, Garland, Rockwall,
and Heath all have areas bordering the
lake. It is 22,745 acres in size with a maximum depth of 40 feet. The
water depth is generally good even in
periods of drought during the summer months.
Lake Tawakoni – This lake is about an hour east of Dallas and is formed
by the confluence of Caddo Creek and
the Sabine River. The surface area is 37,879 acres with a maximum water
depth of 70 feet.
Lake Fork – Lake Fork is about 1 ½ hours east of Dallas on the Sabine
River and has a surface area of 27,264
acres with a maximum depth of 70 feet. It is noted for it fine fishing
owning in part to the large number of tree
stumps left in the water to encourage fish habitats.
Lake Cypress Springs – Formed in the basin formed by Little and Big
Cypress creeks, this lake has a surface
area of 3,461 acres with a maximum depth of 56 feet. Most timber was
removed when building the lake making
this lake both beautiful and an excellent recreational lake. It is about
2 hours east of Dallas.
Lake Bob Sandlin – This lake covers 9,004 acres in Titus and Camp
counties about 2 ½ hours east of Dallas. It
has a maximum depth of 65.6 feet and was built on Big Cypress creek. The
lake has areas where trees were left
in the lake for fishing and areas where the timber was removed which are
more suitable for recreation.
Lake Palestine – Lake Palestine was built on the Neches River about 15
miles southeast of Tyler and is about 1
½ hours from Dallas. The surface area is 25,560 acres with a maximum
depth of 58 feet.
Here is a description of the county lakes which tend to be medium in
size:
Lake Hawkins – This lake was built on Lankford Creek, a tributary of the
Sabine River in Wood County 4
miles northwest of Hawkins. The surface area is 776 acres with a maximum
depth of 30 feet.
Lake Holbrook – Lake Holbrook was built on a tributary of the Sabine
River called Lankford Creek about 3
miles northwest of Mineola. The surface area is 653 acres with a maximum
depth of 30 feet.
Lake Quitman – Built on another tributary of the Sabine River named Dry
Creek, this lake is about 5 miles
north of Quitman. The surface area is 814 acres with a maximum depth of
25 feet.
Lake Winnsboro – This lake was also built on a tributary of the Sabine
River called Big Sandy Creek. It is 5
miles southwest of Winnsboro, has a surface area of 806 acres and a
maximum depth of 23 feet.
Here are some of the small private lakes with residential areas:
Lake Horseshoe Bend – This lake is about 15 miles east of Quitman and is
about 80 acres in surface area. The
subdivision around the lake has restricted building codes and maintains
a very nice residential area. Recreation
on the lake is limited to fishing, canoeing, and other small boat
activities.
Lake Lydia – Lake Lydia is a private, restricted, residential
subdivision of approximately 294 acres about 3
miles east of Quitman. The homes surround a beautiful lake of about 94
acres limited to fishing, canoeing, and
other small boat activities.
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