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Choke Canyon Reservoir

Location of Choke Canyon Reservoir.
Location: On the Frio River in southern Texas in the United States.
Type: Water supply reservoir
Area: 25,670 acres (103.9 km²)
Volume: 695,000 acre feet (0.85 km³)
Depth: 95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Elevation: 220.5 ft (67.2 m) above sea level above sea level
Coordinates: 28° 30.00'N, 98° 21.00'W.
Map of the Choke Canyon Reservoir area
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Choke Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in southern Texas, USA. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi. Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 660 miles (1,065 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Gelmersee is a reservoir in Switzerland. ... GEE GUY dimensions is called content. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Gelmersee is a reservoir in Switzerland. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 660 miles (1,065 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Sparkling City by the Sea Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Nueces County Kleberg County San Patricio County Mayor Henry Garrett Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,192. ...

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Geography

Choke Canyon Reservoir is 4 miles (6km) west of the town of Three Rivers and about 65 miles (105 km) south of the city of San Antonio. It impounds water from the Frio River shortly before the river's confluence with the Nueces River. The reservoir covers 25,670 acres (103.9 km²) in Live Oak and McMullen counties, and has a capacity of more than 695,000 acre-feet (0.85 km³) of water. Three Rivers is a city located in Live Oak County, Texas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Alamo City Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government Counties Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Geographical characteristics Area     City 1067. ... The Nueces River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas, approximately 315 mi (507 km) long. ... Live Oak County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... McMullen County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...


Uses

Choke Canyon Reservoir provides drinking water for the city of Corpus Christi. The reservoir also provides good fishing opportunities, especially for largemouth bass and catfish. Choke Canyon State Park, located in two places on the south shore of the lake, provides access to the lake and a number of other recreational activities. Flag Seal Nickname: Sparkling City by the Sea Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Nueces County Kleberg County San Patricio County Mayor Henry Garrett Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,192. ... // Physical Description The largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, is marked by a series of dark blotches forming a ragged horizontal stripe along the length of each side (lateral lines). It can also be totally black. ... Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Erethistidae Hypophthalmidae Ictaluridae Lacantuniidae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Parakysidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of fish. ...


Fish and plant life

Choke Canyon Reservoir has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Choke Canyon Reservoir include alligator gar, white bass, white crappie, catfish, and largemouth bass, sunfish, and bluegill. Plant life in the lake includes American pondweed, coontail, water stargrass, rushes, cattail, and hydrilla. Binomial name Lepisosteus spatula Lacépède, 1803 Binomial name Atractosteus spatula Rafinesque, 1820 Synonyms // Description The Alligator Gar, (Atractosteus spatula or Lepisosteus spatula), is a gar, a category of primitive ray-finned fish. ... The white bass (Morone chrysops) is a freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae. ... Species   - white crappy   - black crappy Pomoxis Rafinesque, 1818, is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family (family Centrarchidae) of order Perciformes. ... Families Akysidae Amblycipitidae Amphiliidae Ariidae Aspredinidae Astroblepidae Auchenipteridae Bagridae Callichthyidae Cetopsidae Chacidae Clariidae Claroteidae Cranoglanididae Diplomystidae Doradidae Erethistidae Hypophthalmidae Ictaluridae Lacantuniidae Loricariidae Malapteruridae Mochokidae Nematogenyidae Pangasiidae Parakysidae Pimelodidae Plotosidae Schilbeidae Scoloplacidae Siluridae Sisoridae Trichomycteridae Catfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of fish. ... // Physical Description The largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, is marked by a series of dark blotches forming a ragged horizontal stripe along the length of each side (lateral lines). It can also be totally black. ... Several kinds of things are named sunfish (or sun-fish): A brand of sailboat Various fishes: Marine fishes: The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) Opah (family Lampridae; two species) The moonfishes of genus Selene (order Perciformes) The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (order Perciformes) The spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), a ray... Binomial name Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish. ... Rushes refers to the raw, unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture. ... Species See text. ... The hydrilla is a totally submerged plant Species Hydrilla asiatica Hydrilla japonica Hydrilla lithuanica Hydrilla ovalifolica Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla is an aquatic plant, it is native to the warm waters of Asia, Africa and Australia. ...


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