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WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK
AND SURROUNDING ATTRACTIONS.
Nestled neatly on the northeastern side of downtown Dallas,
White Rock Lake provides an oasis away from big city life. Being
a non-motorized lake keeps the noise and bustle to a minimum.
However, sail boats are allowed and the 2 sailing clubs are
very welcoming. Around the lake is a bike trail that runs close
to 11 miles along the water-front with off-shoots to take you
to other areas of the city. There are historic bathhouses and
a gorgeous arboretum called none other than The Dallas Arboretum.
White Rock Lake is as about the closest to nature as you can
get while still being in the Dallas city limits. It's no wonder
that it's so attractive to so many people wanting city life,
yet a place in nature to get away.
Below are statisitcs and other web addresses of other White
Rock Lake resources that you're sure to find informative and
even interesting!
HERE ARE A FEW STATISTICS
REGARDING THE LAKE
WILDLIFE
•White Rock Lake Park is home to 33 types of mammals,
including squirrels, rabbits, skunks, raccoons, possums, bobcats,
red foxes and minks.
•There are 54 varieties of reptiles,
including rattlesnakes, turtles, lizards and horned toads.
Salamanders, toads and frogs are among the 20 kinds of amphibians
found in the park.
•There are no less than 217 species
of birds, including swans, pelicans, sea gulls, loons and all
kinds of ducks. There's even resident green parots!
•19
kinds of fish swim in the waters of White Rock Lake, making
it an angler’s paradise. Bass, crappie and catfish are
among the types.
PLANT LIFE
•1,442 trees
(more or less)
•49 types of trees including oaks,
pecan, sweet gum, and cottonwood.
•135 plant and grass
species.
THE LAKE
•The headwaters of the lake
are in a pasture near Frisco, in Collin County.
•The
lake's watershed in 30 miles long, between 4 and 5 miles wide
on average.
•The watershed can be found in Collin
and Dallas counties. Most of it is urban area.
•Nine
primary tributaries. Main one is White Rock Creek.
•Original
volume of lake in 1913 (when it was first filled): 18,158 acre
feet.
•Volume of lake in 1994, before current dredging:
9,004 acre feet.
•Surface area of lake: 1,088 acres.
•Shoreline measures 9.5 miles.
•Depth: Uncertain.
THE PARK
•Established in
1929.
•6 playgrounds.
•8 drinking water
fountains.
•6 restrooms.
•205 picnic tables.
•2,115 acres (including 1,088 acres of lake surface)
Statistics Source: The Dallas Morning News, issues of August
7 and 8, 1994.
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For
the Love of the Lake
Dallas
City Hall
Texas
Parks and Wildlife
White
Rock Lake Museum
Dallas
Arboretum |
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