Lake Ray Hubbard

Lake Ray Hubbard is a reservoir in the Dallas metropolitan area covering over ninety thousand acres of water surface with depths reaching up to forty feet. It supplies water to several counties while offering space for leisure activities along its extended shoreline.

The dam on Rowlett Creek was completed in the early nineteen sixties and created this water reservoir. The lake received its name after the chair of the municipal parks and recreation board at that time.

The name honors an official who shaped park development in Dallas and championed public recreation areas. Visitors today use the shoreline for fishing and boating, with families from across the region gathering on weekends.

Around the shoreline you will find docking points and ramps that ease access to the water and work well for fishing. The best time for a visit often falls in the early morning or late afternoon when activity on the lake runs calmer.

The dam structure contains an over two mile earth embankment system fitted with fourteen large tainter gates. Each of these gates measures roughly forty feet in width and over twenty-eight feet in height.

Location: Dallas

Elevation above the sea: 118 m

GPS coordinates: 32.79944,-96.49500

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:25