Situated on the banks of Lake Livingston, the population was 1,174 at the 2000 census.
Situated on a peninsula between the main channel and one arm of Lake Livingston, the population was 1,174 at the 2000 census.
Lake Conroe and the southern section of Lake Livingston offer open water for sailing.
As Lake Livingston fills, its dam is opened to keep it from bursting.
It began last May, when 15.5 inches of rain fell in two days near Lake Livingston.
Critics charge that the dam of Lake Livingston should have been opened wider last week to allow the lake to empty a little.
When Lake Livingston was constructed in 1968, a series of roads and parks were developed in the area.
This route runs along the western side of Lake Livingston.
After the 1950's, the town declined but after 1960, it grew again because of Lake Livingston.
The reservoir is the secondary municipal water supply for the city of Houston after Lake Livingston.