Lake Bastrop

Lake Bastrop

Lake Bastrop at North Shore Park
Location Bastrop County, Texas
Coordinates 30°9.31′N 97°17.51′W / 30.15517°N 97.29183°W / 30.15517; -97.29183Coordinates: 30°9.31′N 97°17.51′W / 30.15517°N 97.29183°W / 30.15517; -97.29183
Type Power plant cooling reservoir
Primary inflows Spicer Creek
Primary outflows Spicer Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface area 906 acres (367 ha)
Max. depth 60 ft (18 m)
Water volume 16,590 acre·ft (20,460,000 m3)
Surface elevation 450 ft (140 m)

Lake Bastrop is a reservoir on Spicer Creek in the Colorado River basin 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the town of Bastrop in central Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The reservoir was formed in 1964 by the construction of a dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The lake serves primarily as a power plant cooling pond for the Sim Gideon Power Plant operated by the LCRA and the Lost Pines Power Project 1, owned by GenTex Power Corporation, a wholly owned affiliate of the LCRA. Lake Bastrop also serves as a venue for outdoor recreation, including fishing, boating, swimming, camping and picnicking, and is maintained at a constant level year round.

Approximately one quarter of the shoreline of the Lake is privately owned by the Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. This property is used for the Lost Pines Scout Reservation, consisting of Cub World at Camp Tom Wooten, for Cub Scouts and Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp, for Boy Scouts. The Scouts leased the property from the LCRA starting in 1965, buying the land in the late 1990s.


Fish populations

Lake Bastrop has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Lake Bastrop include catfish, crappie, perch, sunfish, carp, and largemouth bass.

Recreational uses

The Lower Colorado River Authority maintains two public parks, North Shore Park and South Shore Park, on the lake, both of which provide camp sites for rent.


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