Bachman Lake is a small freshwater lake located in Dallas, Texas. It covers 205 acres (0.8 km²) in northwest Dallas and lies on the northwest boundary of Dallas Love Field in the airport's landing path. It was originally constructed in 1903 by damming Bachman Creek as a water source for Dallas, but it proved to be too small for their needs and was supplanted by White Rock Lake in 1911. For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... Aerial view of Dallas City nickname: Big D Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Dallas County Collin County Denton County Kaufman County Rockwall County Mayor Laura Miller Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 385. ... Love Field is an airport in Dallas, Texas with the IATA airport code DAL, and ICAO airport code KDAL. Love Field was the primary airport for Dallas until 1974, when Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport opened. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... White Rock Lake is a freshwater lake located in Dallas, Texas. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Airplane taking off from Dallas Love Field

Today, Bachman Lake is used as a recreational area, but is often overshadowed by White Rock Lake's recreational facilities, which are larger, more numerous, in a safer neighborhood and not overflown by airplanes constantly. In addition, the surrounding area has numerous topless clubs, which makes the area less desirable. However, the lake and its surrounding park are well-kept. A 3.3 mile (5.3 km) trail surrounds Bachman Lake and the lake is available for sailing and some fishing (the lake is stocked with catfish regularly). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 767 KB) Summary Bachman LAke Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 767 KB) Summary Bachman LAke Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wooden sailing boat Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or smaller boat, across a body of water using wind as the source of power. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Families Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of fish. ...

External links

• Bachman Lake Trail at The Dallas Morning News
• The Bachman Lake Foundation, a nonprofit trying to revitalize the Bachman Lake area