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What's up everybody, it's Simon from LakeHub. Hey, today we're enjoying Richland Chambers Lake
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just southeast of Dallas. Richland Chambers Lake, Richland Chambers Reservoir, whatever you want to
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call it, it's a big place and there's a lot to do. The lake is over 40,000 acres of water and there
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are over 300 miles of shoreline. It's a big lake with lots of room to spread your wings
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It has a max depth of 57 feet and it's just about that far in miles away from the city of Dallas
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So where does Richland Chambers Reservoir get its hyphenated name? There are two main
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branches of the lake, two main areas, one fed by Richland Creek, one fed by Chambers Creek
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Richland Chambers, easy enough. So this lake was built in the 1980s for the Tarrant Regional
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Water District which feeds Fort Worth, which is interesting because we're much closer to
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Dallas. In fact, we're on the other side of Dallas from Fort Worth. This area has an interesting
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history dating back to the early 1830s. There was a fort that a bunch of settlers had built
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and ended up in a fight with some Comanches and that's where the story of Peter Nakona and Cynthia
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Parker took place. I don't know if you're familiar with that story. That's kind of crazy and yes
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Nakona of Nakona, Texas of Nakona boots, Nakona beer, etc, etc, etc. And Cynthia Parker
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of Parker County, Texas. They had a son, they had a couple sons actually, but one of them
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the most, the one who made the biggest name for himself, I'll put it that way, Kwana Parker as in Kwana, Texas. So there's a lot of namesakes in and around North Texas
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and the Texas Panhandle that were rooted right here in this area in and around the lake
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This is a fantastic lake for boating. If you like boating, then you really have to check this out
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because there is so much room to play. There's tons of access. It's a safe lake for boating
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It has a relaxed family, fun atmosphere. This is not a party lake, you know, so this is a great
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time on the lake, on the water for boating if you're a boater. There are also four marinas
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and so, you know, there's enough. I'm standing in front of one right now. There's enough to go
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around. Gas docks, you know, the amenities that you look for and need. Cafe, bait shop, all that
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kind of stuff. That's also helpful to boaters. Where you have to look out if you're a boater
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is in the backwaters. There can be submerged timber, stumps, that sort of thing. Talk to
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your marina when you're, you know, paying for your boat ramp fee or you're paying for a day use fee or
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what have you. Like Rick Steve says, ask a local. If you like sandbass fishing, this is a good lake
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In fact, I saw just coming out here, just to the spot where I'm at, I saw a big school of them
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surfacing. So, definitely a good lake for sandbass. I've heard that before as well. Now I've
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witnessed it with my own two eyeballs. Also, a good lake for hybrids. If you like that little
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surprise. I always think of hybrids as a surprise. Like you're sandbass fishing and then whammo
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Four pound hybrid. So, it's kind of like a bonus fish. I love that. Largemouth bass, you know
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catfish, sunfish, kind of the usual suspects for the southern prairie land. Fishing seems to be
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better the closer you get to the dam. So, keep that in mind. For campers, if you like camper camping
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RV camping, then there are some private RV parks around here. There are not any like state parks
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city parks, you know, kind of your conventional campgrounds where you have a little bit of each
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style of camp spot. There are RV parks and then there's like dry camping. And that's pretty much
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it. There's not a lot in between. So, if you like camping in style or camping the hardcore way
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then come on out and check it out. If you're kind of like in between like me, where hey we like to
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have hookups, we have a little pop-up camper and all that kind of stuff. Yeah, you're on your own
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If you're a hunter, just downstream of the dam is the Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area
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the WMA. That's run by Texas Parks and Wildlife. Great area for hunting. For waterfront homes
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this is a blossoming area for waterfront homes. Right now, it's pretty rural. It's pretty rural
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but there's a lot of developments going in. And so, if your dream is to live on a lake and build
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a home waterfront, Richland Chambers Lake and Cedar Creek Lake are blossoming lakes
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for waterfront homes. That's Richland Chambers Lake. I'm Simon from LakeHub. We'll see you out
