Lavon Dam
Lavon Dam is located in Collin County, Texas on the East Fork of the Trinity River, about 3 miles east of Wylie and 22 miles northeast of Dallas. It was constructed to create the Lavon Lake and is named after the town of Lavon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wylie East High School.
Wylie East High School
School
Wylie East High School is a public high school located in Wylie, Texas. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL and is one of the two high schools in the Wylie Independent School District located in south central Collin County, serving mostly residents of Wylie as well as some residents of St Paul and Sachse. Wylie East High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Lavon Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lavon and Little Ridge.
Lavon
Town
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lavon is a city in Collin County and has been one of the U.S. state of Texas's fastest-growing communities, with a 2000 census-tabulated population of 387 and 2020 tabulated population of 4,469. Lavon is situated 2 miles east of Lavon Dam.
Little Ridge
Hamlet
Little Ridge is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. Little Ridge is situated 2 miles north of Lavon Dam.
Beverly Hill
Hamlet
Beverly Hill is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. Beverly Hill is situated 3 miles northwest of Lavon Dam.
Lavon Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Texas, United States of America, United States of America
- Location: Collin, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.03298° or 33° 1′ 59″ northLongitude
-96.46372° or 96° 27′ 49″ westElevation
486 feet (148 metres)Open location code
86552GMP+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 167008748OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Lavon Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lavon Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد لافون”
- Italian: “diga di Lavon”
Localities in the Area
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