Lake Ray Hubbard, Reservoir in Dallas metropolitan area, United States.

Lake Ray Hubbard is a 22,745-acre freshwater reservoir on the East Fork Trinity River, held back by the Rockwall-Forney Dam, a 2-mile earthfill embankment completed in 1969. Its surface reaches a maximum depth of about 40 feet, and I-30 crosses it on the Eastern Dallas Causeway.

Construction began in 1964 under the S. and A. Construction Company and the Markham, Brown and M. C. Winter Construction Company. The Rockwall-Forney Dam impounded the East Fork Trinity River in 1968, and the 2-mile earthfill dam was completed in 1969; by 1970 the lake reached its maximum design extent. It was first called Forney Lake, then renamed for Ray Hubbard, who chaired the Dallas Parks and Recreation board from 1943 to 1972.

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 Rockwall-Forney Dam is a 2-mile (3.2 km) earthfill embankment completed in 1969, not a gate-controlled structure. Its concrete top deck carries a metal railing, and below it a row of tall rectangular piers holds dark metal gates with lifting mechanisms; water spills over at one side. The reservoir reached its maximum design extent by 1970.