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Sheldon Lake is a reservoir on Carpenters Bayou in the San Jacinto River basin, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1943 when the federal government built a dam to provide fresh water for shipbuilding and shipping industries on the Houston Ship Channel during World War II. After the war, the management of the reservoir was assumed by the City of Houston. In 1952, after the construction of the dam that creates Lake Houston, the city sold the reservoir to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use as a waterfowl sanctuary and public fishing site. In 1984, the land around the reservoir was designated the .

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  • Sheldon Reservoir (de)
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  • Sheldon Lake is a reservoir on Carpenters Bayou in the San Jacinto River basin, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1943 when the federal government built a dam to provide fresh water for shipbuilding and shipping industries on the Houston Ship Channel during World War II. After the war, the management of the reservoir was assumed by the City of Houston. In 1952, after the construction of the dam that creates Lake Houston, the city sold the reservoir to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use as a waterfowl sanctuary and public fishing site. In 1984, the land around the reservoir was designated the . (en)
  • Das Sheldon Reservoir (auch bekannt als Sheldon Lake) ist ein Stausee im bei im Nordosten des Harris County im US-Bundesstaat Texas. Er befindet sich nördlich des U.S. Highway 90, etwa 26 km östlich von Houston und 9,7 km flussaufwärts von , und staut den im San-Jacinto-River-Basin. Der See ist 4,82 km lang und 1,6 km breit; die Gesamtfläche beträgt 4,85 km². Das Einzugsgebiet umfasst etwa 48,55 km². Das 3 m hohe Eindämmungsbauwerk liegt 14 m über dem Meeresspiegel. Die Staukapazität des Sees beträgt 6.604.061 m³. (de)
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