Lake Corpus Christi is an 18,256-acre impoundment located on the Nueces River approximately 20 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, Texas. Constructed in 1958 by the Lower Nueces Water Supply District, the reservoir provides water for Corpus Christi and other coastal bend communities and is under the authority of the City of Corpus Christi. The lake has a maximum depth of 60 feet and features over 200 miles of shoreline. Water level can fluctuate 1-15 feet annually, and water clarity is typically turbid but clears during summer in the lower reservoir and small creek arms. The substrate is primarily composed of silt, sand, clay, and some gravel/rock. This eutrophic reservoir offers excellent fishing opportunities with varied habitat types including rocky gravel banks, flooded timber, shallow brushy flats, and creek channels.