Today some people call the lake home full-time, others are there enjoying their retirement, and others just visit as a weekend get-away.

[1] Lake Amanda has a surface area of approximately 112 ares (121,000 sq ft) and a normal water elevation of 210.

The spillway is constructed as a rectangular box culvert situated vertically near the dam, and it can be adjusted to raise or lower the level of the lake.

On Friday, May 27, 2016, the Colmesneil area received a reported 14 inches of rainfall in one afternoon,[3] raising the level of the lake several feet, until the water started spilling over the earthfill dam, which in turn caused massive erosion.

1 (“LAWCID or District”) was formed by the Tyler County Commissioners Court upon petition by the approximate 165 families that own property around Lake Amanda.