Everything about White Rock Lake totally explained
White Rock Lake is a man made reservoir and
freshwater lake located in
east Dallas,
Texas (
USA) used for a small portion of Dallas' drinking water and for condenser cooling at a steam-electric generating plant. The White Rock Marathon is recognized as a top 10 marathon within the United States, and serves as a Boston qualifier. The primary beneficiary of the marathon is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
Flora and fauna
The lake contains
catfish,
sunfish, Crappie, Carp, gar and
bass.
Folklore
A well-known Dallas legend is the legend of the Lady of White Rock Lake. The tale goes (there are a lot of area residents who claim the story is true) that the ghost of a girl in her early 20s will appear at night, dripping wet in 1920s dinner evening wear, and a car passing along the road circling the lake will stop. The girl tells the driver she'd an accident and needs to get home. The driver will then drive to the address given, and when he (or she) arrives, the girl is gone, leaving only a waterlogged seat. The driver then learns after knocking on the door of the house that the girl was their daughter -- she died by drowning when she fell out of a boat on the lake at night many years ago. Some later stories report that the driver taking the girl going to the address arrives, and the house is no longer there: it was torn down years ago and is now the site of an apartment complex. Reports of the ghostly encounters were published in Dallas-area newspapers in the 1960s.
Another Lake pastime popular with young adults was viewing
The Submarine Races. When there were no curfews at the park, it became a popular spot for high schoolers wanting a deserted, yet beautiful spot for necking. Whether in a car or on a blanket, viewing
The Submarine Races at White Rock Lake was popular well into the 1980s.
Gallery
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