Lake Bryan

Lake Bryan
Lake Bryan
Lake Bryan
LocationBrazos County, Texas
Coordinates30°42.76′N 96°27.95′W / 30.71267°N 96.46583°W / 30.71267; -96.46583
TypePower plant cooling reservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area829 acres (335 ha)
Max. depth45 ft (14 m)
Surface elevation356 ft (109 m)

Lake Bryan is a power plant cooling pond in Brazos County, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bryan, Texas, United States. The dam and lake are managed by Bryan Texas Utilities which uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for the electrical generators in the Dansby Power Plant. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1974. Lake Bryan is a popular recreational destination. The census-designated place of Lake Bryan consists of residential neighborhoods around the lake.

Lake Bryan is designated on some maps as Bryan Utilities Lake.