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Calaveras Lake is a reservoir on Calaveras Creek, located 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The reservoir was formed in 1969 by the construction of a dam to provide a cooling pond for a complex of power plants, to supply additional electricity to the city of San Antonio.〔(Texas: Pollution a burning issue at new plant ) There are 4 coal-fired plants that use the lake for cooling. The two older and smaller plants are the J. T. Deely units 1&2, and the two larger newer plants are the J. K. Spruce units 1&2. There are also two gas-fired plants named O. W. Sommers units 1&2.(Submitted by an employee of CPS Energy for more complete information.) Express-News, September 19, 2010 Byline: Tracy Idell Hamilt〕 The dam and lake are managed by CPS Energy of San Antonio. Together with the smaller Victor Braunig Lake, Calaveras Lake was one of the first projects in the nation to use treated wastewater for power plant cooling. The reservoir is partly filled with wastewater that has undergone both primary and secondary treatment at a San Antonio Water System treatment plant. Calaveras Lake also serves as a venue for recreation, including fishing and boating. Sailboats are prohibited on the lake. ==Fish and plant life== Calaveras Lake has been stocked with many species of fish for recreational fishing. Fish present in Calaveras Lake include red drum, hybrid striped bass, catfish, largemouth bass. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calaveras Lake (Texas)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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