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Leon Reservoir 2022 Survey Report

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Leon Reservoir - 2022 Survey Report

Prepared by Michael D. Homer Jr.
Inland Fisheries Division - Abilene Distrcit

This is the authors' summary from a 31-page report. For a copy of the complete report, use the download link in the sidebar.

Fish populations in Leon Reservoir were surveyed in spring 2022 with tandem hoop netting, fall 2022 with electrofishing and trap netting, and gill netting in spring 2023. Historical data are presented with 2022 data for comparison. This report summarizes the results of the surveys and contains a management plan for the reservoir based on those findings.

Reservoir Description

Leon Reservoir has a surface area of 1,756 acres, and it was constructed in 1954 by impounding the Leon River. The reservoir is in Eastland County, roughly seven miles south of the City of Eastland, and it is controlled by the Eastland County Water Supply District. Leon Reservoir is used for flood control, municipal and industrial water supply for the City of Eastland, and for recreation. Heavy rainfall in 2015 refilled and flooded the reservoir, though water level dropped five feet below conservation pool by summer 2018. Fall 2018 rainfall refilled the reservoir to full pool. The water level declined to about 7 ft. below conservation pool by May 2023.

Management History

Sport fish in the reservoir include Largemouth Bass, White Crappie, Channel Catfish, and White Bass. Hydrilla was first documented in the 2010 vegetation survey and was mechanically removed in one northeastern cove; additional areas containing miniscule patches of hydrilla were not treated. Hydrilla has remained in low coverage in the reservoir. The most recent stocking (Lonestar Bass) occurred in May 2023.

Fish Community

Management Strategies

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Performance Report as required by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act Texas Federal Aid Project F-221-M-5 Inland Fisheries Division Monitoring and Management Program



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