Possum Kingdom Lake Boat Ramps

32 boat launches are mapped on Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, Texas.

26 of these launches include facility details from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

Possum Kingdom Lake facts

Surface area16,424 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 46 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 97.6 miles
Surface elevation995 ft above sea level
DamMorris Sheppard Dam, completed 1941
Dam size187 ft high, 2,740 ft long, buttress dam
Dam purposesIrrigation, Recreation, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
Dam ownerBRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY (Local Government)
Normal storage750,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamBrazos River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID TX03849). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Possum Kingdom Lake water level & temperature

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Wildlife you might see at Possum Kingdom Lake

Most-observed birds: Canada Goose (76), Great Blue Heron (47), Great Egret (47), Turkey Vulture (37), Lark Sparrow (37), Northern Mockingbird (35), Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (33), Black Vulture (32), Barn Swallow (27), Northern Cardinal (25).

Other wildlife: White-tailed Deer (65), Texas Spiny Lizard (39), Common Spotted Whiptail (37), Gulf Coast Toad (26), Western Ratsnake (21), Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (20).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (195 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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