Anyone fish here? I don't think it's public but it sure does look like a good lake from google earth. Lots of pads. It's just east of Terrell and probably 500-600 acres.

Just did a search and it looks like this isn't the first time this has been asked. Seems it's private for the most part. So I guess the question would be has anything changed?

Nothings changed. I know a couple guys that live on it. I still haven't been able to go

Its private yet they call it a city lake? the irony

Yep thats what I have always thought. haha.

I have a friend that live right next to and he cant even fish it

the city sold it to the surrounding property owners. no boats allowed but you can fish it if you get permission to cross property to get to it

Well thanks for the info guys. Like I had said in the first post I went back and did a search on here and realized this has been asked a lot. I didn't know.

It just kills me that Terrell would have gotten rid of this. This is a decent sized lake too. Looks like good cover. You never know it could support some huge fish.

City of Terrell

Parks 972-524-PARK (7275) Fax: 972-551-3355
Parks Foreman: Mike Candler (mcandler@cityofterrell.org)


New Terrell City Lake (Trinity River Basin)

New Terrell City Lake (also known as Terrell Dam) is located about six miles east of Terrell in Kaufman County,
on Muddy Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River. The lake and dam are owned and operated by the City of
Terrell. The State Board of Water Engineers issued Permit No. 1700 on April 20, 1954 to City of Terrell authorizing
the construction of a dam and reservoir. Construction for New Terrell City Lake and Dam began in February, 1955 and
was completed in November of the same year. Deliberate impoundment began when the construction was completed
but the lake did not fill until May, 1957. The diversion of water from the lake began in 1960. The design engineer for the
original facility was Joe E. Ward and the general contractor was John A. Petty.

Starting from January 1969 and designed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, a modification
to increase height of dam and change spillway was made by general contractor, James Payne. New Terrell City Lake Dam and
appurtenant structures consist of an earth-fill embankment, 4,900 feet in length, with a maximum height of 45 feet and a
crest elevation of 514.2 feet. The service spillway is an uncontrolled concrete weir and chute located near the left (east)
end of the embankment. The concrete weir is 40 feet in length at elevation 508.8 feet above. According to TWDB 1997
volumetric survey, the lake has a storage capacity of 8,594 acre-feet, encompassing a surface area of 849 acres, at its
conservation pool elevation 504 feet above mean sea level. Records indicate the drainage area is approximately 14 square miles.