page_title: Sheldon Lake
section_title: Fish and plant populations
hierarchical_section_title: Sheldon Lake / Fish and plant populations
caption_attribution_description: English: Sheldon Lake along Garrett Rd.
context_page_description: Sheldon Lake is a reservoir on Carpenters Bayou in the San Jacinto River basin, 16 miles northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. The reservoir was created in 1943 when the federal government built a dam to provide fresh water for shipbuilding and shipping industries on the Houston Ship Channel during World War II. After the war, the management of the reservoir was assumed by the City of Houston. In 1952, after the construction of the dam that creates Lake Houston, the city sold the reservoir to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for use as a waterfowl sanctuary and public fishing site. In 1984, the land around the reservoir was designated the Sheldon State Wildlife Management Area.
context_section_description: Sheldon Lake has been stocked with species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing.  Fish present in Sheldon Lake include catfish, largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and sunfish.
caption: Sheldon Lake along Garrett Rd.
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