Towne Lake Aquatic Habitat Improvements

Through our continuing efforts to make Towne Lake the most successful private waterfront community in Texas, we have taken great strides to provide state of the art lake habitat improvements. These efforts will help ensure the health, beauty and functionality of Towne Lake for many years to come.

While the lake will serve a multitude of useful purposes, such as flood control and aesthetics, various recreational activities, such as boating and fishing, will also flourish. While these mixed uses are compatible, stringent measures must be taken to allow for their impact on aesthetics, water quality and the fishery.

In order to develop and maintain a healthy and balanced aquatic ecosystem, Towne Lake has introduced desirable species of aquatic plants which will help reduce shoreline erosion while providing cover and protection for small fish. In addition, these plants will help reduce nutrient loading from fertilizer runoff which, left uncontrolled, is a primary source for problematic weeds and algae. To also improve the fishery, sub-surface artificial habitat structures have been installed which will provide an attraction for predatory fish species such as Florida hybrid largemouth bass and channel catfish.

Dissolved oxygen is the life line for all aquatic organisms, both large and small. As the lake matures, a natural aging process will occur requiring more and more oxygen to sustain the myriads of microscopic organisms vitally important to the overall ecology of the lake. Although the need for more oxygen typically occurs in later years, Towne Lake has taken a pro-active approach by installing sub-surface aeration systems in strategic locations to help provide adequate dissolved oxygen.

Although water recreational activities are minimal in most urban waterfront communities, with only aesthetics being the primary goal, it is our intent to make Towne Lake a truly complete mixed-use community.