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Work begins on a $490 million project to help fill North Texas’ water demand. The new lake still may not be enough
Lake Ralph Hall is the latest project to help the region contend with one of the fastest-growing populations in the country.
The first scoop of dirt was dumped in a truck following the Upper Trinity Regional Water District groundbreaking ceremony for Lake Ralph Hall and Leon Hurse Dam near Ladonia, Texas, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The lake will provide 54 million gallons of water per day for some 29 communities in Denton and Collin counties. The $490 million project should begin delivering water by 2025. The lake is named after Hall who was a United States Representative for Texas s 4th congressional district.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
Bois dâarc Lake and Lake Ralph Hall, the two largest lakes to be built in Texas in the past 30 years, are expected to pump millions of dollars into the Northeast Texas economy while supplying water to a thirsty Dallas metroplex.
Construction of Bois dâArc Lake, northeast of Bonham, is nearing completion while Lake Ralph Hall, northeast of Ladonia, gained final approval in early 2020 with work expected to begin in early 2021.
News about the two lakes takes spot No. 8 in The Paris News Top Ten stories of 2020.
Constructed by the North Texas Municipal Water District regional water system to supply water to the 80 communities it serves in the Dallas Metroplex, Bois dâArc Lake will inundate 16,641 acres of land and is expected to produce upwards of 70 million gallons of water daily starting in 2022.