Big Lake (Texas)

Big Lake is an intermittent dry lake located one-mile (1.6 km) south and southwest of the city of Big Lake in Reagan County, Texas.

Big Lake
Big Lake
Big Lake
LocationReagan County, Texas
Coordinates31°10′N 101°29′W
Typeintermittent lake
Primary inflowsBig Lake Draw
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area1,000 acres (400 ha)

Covering approximately 1,300 acres (530 ha), the playa lies in a floodplain and is fed primarily by Big Lake Draw and a number of other, unnamed smaller draws. Scrub brush, mesquite, juniper, grasses, and water-tolerant hardwoods grow around the lake.


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