Lake Palestine is a freshwater reservoir in northeast Texas, created for industrial, municipal, and recreational purposes.
The reservoir was formed by the construction of the 5720-foot-long Blackburn Crossing Dam on the Neches River. The project was started in 1960 and completed on June 13, 1962. The resulting lake is 18 miles long, stretching northwest to southeast, with 135 miles of shoreline. The widest part of the lake is 4 miles across. The lake is primarily fed by waters from the Neches River and Kickapoo Creek.
