Cedar Creek Lake

Cedar Creek Reservoir, aka Cedar Creek Lake, sits on the blackland prairie only 50 miles southeast of downtown Dallas, Texas, in Henderson and Kaufman Counties on Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River. Clockwise from its northern end, Cedar Creek Lake is surrounded by the towns of Kemp, Mabank, Gun Barrel City, Payne Springs, Log Cabin, Caney City, Malakoff, Trinidad, Tool, Seven Points, and Tolosa. It covers a surface area of 34,000 feet with a maximum depth of 53 feet and about 220 miles of shoreline. 

The Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 owns and operates Cedar Creek Lake, which is used for municipal water supply. Thousands of visitors escape the big city every year to enjoy a variety of activities and water sports, plus the Whatz-Up Fun Park in Seven Points. Dallas, Athens, and Corsicana, Texas, form a triangle around Cedar Creek Lake via U.S. 175, SH 22, and I45. 

There are three islands managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Big Island, Bird Island, and Persimmon Island. Aquatic birds use these islands as breeding grounds. The TPWD does not allow the public to access these islands, but people are welcome to watch the birds from their boats or the shoreline. For more information on the lake be sure to check out these websites https://www.cedarcreeklake.com/information  

https://www.trwd.com/cedar-creek-lake/