[2] It is located south of SH 180, west of Spur 408, north of I-20, and east of FM 1382.

The defunct Naval Air Station Dallas (Hensley Field), now an Armed Forces Reserve Center, is located on the northern shore of the lake.

The Texas Department of State Health Services in April 1996 issued a ban on keeping or eating fish due to high contamination levels of PCBs and other toxic chemicals.

Contaminants entered the lake from the Dallas Naval Air Station and industrial facilities such as an airport factory and power plant.

Other types of fish such as Common Carp, Freshwater Drum, or Smallmouth Buffalo are still deemed unsafe to eat.