Lake Clyde carries town water and drought memory

Lake Clyde spreads across 449 acres on the North Prong of Pecan Bayou. The City of Clyde controls the reservoir, which was completed in 1970 for municipal water supply and recreation. It reaches about 30 feet at its deepest, and the water is usually slightly stained to stained.

The shore has tent and RV camping, nature trails, picnic tables, a pavilion, and a playground. The lake is used for recreational boating, and swimming is permitted at the visitor's own risk. Those water-based uses depend on the reservoir having enough water.

The lake nearly went dry before heavy rain refilled it above conservation pool in spring 2016. Levels later swung widely and fell rapidly after 2021. Low water made lake access impossible for the 2023-24 fish survey. Municipal water, recreation, and weather all occupy the same basin here.