Proctor Lake (Brazos River Basin)
Proctor Lake is located approximately three miles northwest of the city of Proctor in the Comanche County, on Leon River, a tributary of the Little River which is a tributary to the Brazos River. The lake was built, and is owned by the United State of America and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control, water supply and recreational purpose. Authorization of the dam was issued by Federal Flood Control Act 1954, and the Public Works Appropriations Act of 1957. Construction began in June 1960 and was placed in operation in 1963. The earth-filled dam, including spillway, is 13,460 feet long with a maximum height of 86 feet above the streambed. At top of flood control pool, elevation 1,197 feet above mean sea level, the lake will cover 14,010 acres and store 374,200 acre-feet water. At the top of conservation pool, elevation 1,162 feet above mean sea level, the lake has a capacity of 31,410 acre-feet encompassing a water surface of 4,610 acres. The dam controls a drainage area of about 1,265 square miles.