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Lake Alan Henry	Who's Who
Lake Alan Henry From 1991-1993, The City of Lubbock, in cooperation with the Brazos River Authority, built the John T. Montford Dam in order to provide a future drinking water supply for the City of Lubbock.  The Dam impounds water in the South Fork of the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River, thereby creating Lake Alan Henry. In order to allow public water-based recreational access to the lake, the City purchased 580 acres, now designated the Sam Wahl Recreational Area.   This area was developed to offer water-based recreational opportunities in the Rolling Plains Region of Texas, and serves people from the Texas Panhandle and from New Mexico to Oklahoma.  People as far away as Colorado have visited the area.  Currently the area offers boating, fishing and primitive camping by fee permit, and is open to the public twenty-four hours per day.  The fisheries is rated among the top five in the State of Texas.   The City of Lubbock also owns and operates the Sam Wahl Wildlife Mitigation Area located north, east and south of the John T. Montford Dam. The Wildlife Area consists of over 3,600 acres and is managed under State and Federal guidelines to enhance wildlife habitat. The management of this area is required because the filling of Lake Alan Henry flooded approximately 3,000 acres of existing wildlife habitat. The City offers daytime limited public access to the Wildlife Area for hiking, nature photography and wildlife observation.  Limited public hunts may be offered for specific game species by fee permit only.  Advance permission from the City of Lubbock’s Parks and Recreation Department is required to access the Wildlife Mitigation Area. Back to Top Who's Who? John T. Montford Dam The Dam is named in honor of the Texas Senator John T. Montford, who was instrumental in passing the needed legislation to create Lake Alan Henry Lake Alan Henry The lake  is named in honor of former Lubbock Mayor Alan Henry for his untiring efforts toward the goal of securing an additional water supply for Lubbock’s residents. Sam Wahl Wildlife Mitigation Area This area is named in honor of former Water Utilities Director Sam Wahl who began the groundwork necessary to complete construction of the Lake Alan Henry project. Back to Top

Please email your questions to  lakealanhenry@lubbockcityhall.us For more information call 806-775-2673. Lake Alan Henry is operated by the City of Lubbock, Texas ~ Parks and Recreation Department To link to their webpage, click here:  parks.ci.lubbock.tx.us All Pages Visited as of 1/26/05