| The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. |
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| B. P. Steinhagen Lake |
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| B. P. Steinhagen Lake, reservoir (23 sq mi/60 sq km), Tyler co., E Texas, on Neches R., at N end of Big Thicket Natl. Preserve, 50 mi/80 km SE of Lufkin; 33°47'N 94°10'W. Max. capacity 306,400 acre-ft. Formed by Town Bluff Dam (45 ft/14 m high, 6,698 ft/2,042 m long), built (1951) by Army Corps of Engineers for power generation, water supply, and recreation. Martin Dies Jr. State Park at N end of reservoir. |
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