Lake Info: Ray Hubbard, Texas

Lake Ray Hubbard, formerly Forney Reservoir, is a freshwater lake located in Dallas, Kaufman, Collin, and Rockwall County[1], Texas built on the East Fork Trinity River (Texas) and impounded by the Rockwall-Forney Dam.

It measures 22,745 acres (92 km²) in size with a storage capacity of 490,000 acre-feet (604,000,000 m³) and a maximum depth of 40 feet (12 m). The dam is owned by the City of Dallas. Interstate 30 bisects the lake. The lake was named after a living person, Ray Hubbard, who presided over the Dallas Parks and Recreation System board from 1943 to 1972.

Originally designed to provide water to Dallas, the project was started in 1964 and managed by the S. and A. Construction Company and the Markham, Brown and M. C. Winter Construction Company. The lake was impounded in 1968, and a 2-mile earthfill dam was completed in 1969. By 1970 the lake reached its maximum design extent.

The lake and the Interstate 30 bridge are within the jurisdiction of the City of Dallas, rather than the cities surrounding it. There is a mutual aid agreement in place between Dallas and the other cities, but ultimate responsibility lies with Dallas.

There are currently plans from the NTTA to extend George Bush Freeway (190) to Interstate 30, which will result in an additional bridge across the lake. The estimated completion date is 2010.