Imperial Reservoir is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in
Pecos County, Texas
Pecos County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 15,193. The county seat is Fort Stockton, Texas, Fort Stockton. The county was created in ...
, south of the
Pecos River
The Pecos River ( es, Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico ...
and four miles south of
Grandfalls. It is bordered by
Ranch to Market Road 2593 on the north and east;
State Highway 18
Route 18, or Highway 18, may refer to:
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* European route E018
Argentina
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Australia
* Waterfall Way
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* Alberta Highway 18
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is to the west.
The reservoir covers approximately 1,530 surface acres and has a capacity of 8,500 acre-feet. It is fed by Imperial Ditch (taking water from the Pecos River approximately 16 miles to the northwest), and discharges into the Imperial Canal. The reservoir was constructed around 1912 to provide irrigation water to the canal and to promote land sales. Since 1955 the reservoir has been operated for recreational use by the Imperial Volunteer Fire Department.
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Protected areas of Pecos County, Texas
Reservoirs in Texas
Bodies of water of Pecos County, Texas