page_title: Lake Stamford
section_title: Power plant
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Stamford / Power plant
caption_attribution_description: English: Paint Creek Power Plant located at Lake Stamford, Haskell County, Texas. Looking northeast from Ranch Road 600 bridge.
context_page_description: Lake Stamford, a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located 10 miles northeast of Stamford, Texas, in southeastern Haskell County. The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of 51,573 acre feet and drains an area of 368 square miles. Due to sedimentation, the estimated capacity as of 2013 is 50,061 acre⋅ft. The City of Stamford owns the lake and half the water rights to Lake Stamford, while American Electric Power owns the other half. The city also owns, operates, and maintains associated Stamford Dam.
  Lake Stamford serves as the municipal water source for Stamford and the small neighboring communities of Lueders, Ericksdahl, Paint Creek, Sagerton, Avoca, and Corinth. For the lake's 60-year history, water levels have retained significant importance to these communities, providing them their sole source of water. Several notable rain events occurred in 1978 and 2005, resulting in record water levels. Recreational activities include boating, fishing, waterskiing, jet-skiing, and camping. Two marinas are on the lake: Stamford Marina on the south shore, and Anchor Marina on the north.
context_section_description: AEP (formerly West Texas Utilities) owns a gas-fired electric generating power plant located at Lake Stamford. The plant has a generating capacity of 218 MW. When operating, water is pumped directly from the lake for industrial (cooling) purposes. The plant was put into inactive status and mothballed in September 2002.
  AEP holds half the water rights in Lake Stamford. AEP's water supply contract with Stamford expires September 16, 2041, but can be extended by AEP for one additional 10-year term.
caption: Paint Creek Power Plant
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