In defense of the great state of Texas, they have a very loose policy on new ponds. Last I heard, anything under 200 acre-feet does not require a permit.

So a 10 acre lake with average 20 foot depths is okay, or 20 acres average 10 foot depths.

Considering the radical differences in precipitation between east and west Texas, in my opinion this is actually too loose once you get much west of Fort Worth. Fortunately my little pond won't come close to 200 acre feet, even if I expand it a bit.

7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160