The lake was completed in 1920 as a municipal water supply when Mineral Wells was a popular resort town. In 1975, the city donated the lake and adjoining parkland to the state, and the federal ...

Mar. 24—Anglers young and old are invited to the 32nd annual Mineral Lake Fishing Derby at Mineral Lake — home of the "10-pound trout" — on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, in the ...