Hale Lake Panorama
Hale Lake is an oxbow lake in Brazos Bend State Park formed when a bend in Big Creek got cut off when the creek changed its course.
Big Creek is a small tributary of the Brazos River, and this spot is near where the creek empties into the river. When the Brazos floods, water backs up into Big Creek and often into this lake. State Park staff occasionally pump water from the river or the creek into the lake, but it mostly maintains its water level through river flooding.
Hale Lake Panorama
Hale Lake is an oxbow lake in Brazos Bend State Park formed when a bend in Big Creek got cut off when the creek changed its course.
Big Creek is a small tributary of the Brazos River, and this spot is near where the creek empties into the river. When the Brazos floods, water backs up into Big Creek and often into this lake. State Park staff occasionally pump water from the river or the creek into the lake, but it mostly maintains its water level through river flooding.