Possum Kingdom Lake
Location	Texas
Coordinates	32°52.00′N 98°26.00′W
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Brazos River
Primary outflows	Brazos River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	19,800 acres (80. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, 1 km²)
Water volume	724,700 acre feet (894,000,000 m³)
Shore length1	310 mi (165 km)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Possum Kingdom Lake (popularly known as P. K. ) is a 20,000 acre (81 km²) lake on the Brazos River primarily in Palo Pinto County Texas, USA known for its clear blue waters. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the Palo Pinto County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It has a 310 mile (499 km) shore line.

It is impounded by the Morris Sheppard Dam which was built primarily for water conservation and flood control although it does have two 11,250 kilowatt generators. The dam is 2,740 feet (835 m) long and stands 190 feet (58 m) high. The construction is unique with buttressed arched wings on either side of the nine spillway gates rather than the usual filled concrete. ^[1]

The dam was named for United States Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives John Morris Sheppard ( May 28, 1875 - April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator Construction of the dam started on May 28, 1938 under the authority of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District (now known as the Brazos River Authority). Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Brazos River Authority was created in 1929 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Brazos River as a water resource in Texas ^[2] The dam was completed on March 20, 1941 at a cost of $9,000,000 by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal recovery agency. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D

References

It is the lake mentioned in the popular nineties song "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies.

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