Lake Cypress Springs (Cypress River Basin)
Lake Cypress Springs (also known as Franklin County Dam) is located approximately eight miles south of Mt. Vernon in Franklin County on Big Cypress Creek, a tributary of the Cypress Bayou. The lake is owned and operated by Franklin County Water District (FCWD) for the purposes of municipal and industrial water supply and public recreation. Authorization for constructing the dam and impounding up to 72,800 acre feet of water was granted on November 10, 1966 to the owner. Designed by engineers from Wisenbaker, Fix, and Associates, the dam was constructed by general contractor, Vibig Construction Company. started in July 1968. Deliberate impoundment began on July 7, 1970 and the construction officially completed on February 15, 1971. It has a watershed area of approximately 75 square miles and a shoreline length of 43 miles. Based on the latest survey by Texas Water Development Board, the sediment rate filling the reservoir is approximately 100 acre feet per year.