Padera Lake
General data
- Name: Padera Lake
- Water system: Trinity River (Texas)
- Water type: River
- Progression: Mountain Creek (Texas) -> West Fork Trinity River (Texas) -> Trinity River (Texas) -> Trinity Bay (Texas) -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Padera Lake is a fresh water reservoir located near Midlothian, Texas. The lake is situated along Highway 287. Water being pumped from Padera Lake in 2015 2015 flood During heavy rainstorms in 2015, the reservoir came close to breaching its banks. Engineers constructed a Relief Dam which successfully prevented any damage.