Fairfield Lake Fairfield Lake is a freshwater lake located in Freestone County, Texas. Suited approximately 5 miles northeast of Fairfield just off FM 488. Luminant (TXU Energy), previously known as Texas Power and Light Company constructed a dam on Big Brown Creek to impound water as a cooling source near the Big Brown Power Plant. …
Shiner – Notropis Genus Continued As previously mentioned, various genus make up the Shiner population. Numerous subfamilies make up the Notropis genus. Let us look at a few more of the species including. Redlip Shiner The Redlip Shiner (Notropis chiliticus) is a freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. Native to North America and often found …
Bigmouth Shiner The Bigmouth Shiner (Notropis dorsalis), is a freshwater ray-finned fish of the Cyprinidae family, part of the Notropis genus. Native to North American and generally found in the Midwest region as far as the east coast. While very little research has been done on these unremarkable minnows apart from their general body plan …
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Lake Waxahachie Lake Waxahachie is a freshwater lake constructed and impounded in 1956, on Prong Creek. Approximately 2 miles south of Waxahachie just off FM 877, in Ellis County, Texas. While, having a surface area of 656 acres it has a maximum depth of 48 feet with a 2 feet fluctuation. Meanwhile, has moderate water …
Rainbow Shiner The Rainbow Shiner (Notropis chrosomus) is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family in the Notropis genus. Native to North America where they occur in the Mobile River system and small clear rivers including the Alabama River, Coosa River and Black Warrior River. Description of the Rainbow Shiner Generally, grows to the …
