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Lake Stamford
Lake Stamford, a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located northeast of Stamford, Texas in southeastern Haskell County. The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of and drains an area of . Due to sedimentation, the estimated capacity as of 2013 is . The City of Stamford owns the lake and half the water rights to Lake Stamford, while AEP owns the other half. The city also owns, operates and maintains associated Stamford Dam.
Lake Stamford serves as the municipal water source for Stamford, Texas and the small neighboring communities of Leuders, Ericksdahl, Paint Creek, Sagerton, Avoca, and Corinth. For the lake's 60-year history, water levels have retained significant importance to these communities, providing them their sole source of water. Several notable rain events occurred in 1978 and 2005, resulting in record water levels. The lake is currently experiencing similar drought conditions to 2000, and is now at record lows. Recreational activities include boating, fishing, waterskiing, jet-skiing, and camping. There are two marinas on the lake: Stamford Marina on the south shore, and Anchor Marina on the north.
==History==
Except for a period from 1919 to 1941, droughts were fairly common in the area and occurred in 1885-87, 1896, 1910, 1918, 1943, and in 1952-56. People and animals relied primarily on natural springs. These springs and spring-fed lakes supported a wide variety of animals. Buffalo, turkey, and ducks were abundant, particularly before 1875 when the buffalo slaughter began in Haskell County. The mouth of Mule Creek is located about west of the FM 600 bridge as it crosses the lake on the north side. At the mouth of Mule Creek was located the Blue Hole Springs. Area residents would obtain water from these springs, and in the 1880s M O Ranch had cattle pens there. As the water table fell due to irrigation pumping, an alternative was necessary. When the lake is nearing capacity, this area of former springs is under Lake Stamford.
When the City of Stamford was formed in 1900, two small reservoirs were built close to the city. Another was built in 1905, and a fourth was built in 1910 five miles west of the city. These small reservoirs grew insufficient for the growing town, and in 1919 the Clear Fork Brazos River was dammed just southeast of Lueders to form Lake Penick. This lake was originally long and held , and initially proved an adequate supply for the city. But by 1927, the capacity of Lake Penick had dropped by a third to caused by sedimentaion from severe erosion upstream. By 1949, the city's water supply had become a significant concern for mayor A.C. Humphrey. Prospective area locations were surveyed, and all were rejected except for a site on Paint Creek.〔
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