Lake Livingston
| Lake Livingston | |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in Texas |
| Coordinates | 30°44′N 95°09′W / 30.74°N 95.15°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Trinity River |
| Primary outflows | Trinity River |
| Catchment area | 16,616 sq mi (43,040 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Max. width | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Surface area | 130 sq mi (336 km2) |
| Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Water volume | 1,750,000 acre⋅ft (2.16 km3) |
| Shore length1 | over 450 mi (720 km) |
| Surface elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Islands | Alligator Island Pine Island |
| Settlements | Trinity Onalaska Point Blank Riverside Sebastopol |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in Piney Woods in Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties in east Texas, United States. Lake Livingston was built and is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas under contract with the City of Houston for water-supply purposes. The USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 6-9 is also stationed on the lake. The lake is the third-largest lake located in the state of Texas (only the Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Toledo Bend Reservoir are larger). The Livingston Dam, constructed across the Trinity River about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of the city of Livingston is 2.5 miles (4 km) in length and has an average depth of 55 feet (17 m).