Welcome to the Gibbons Creek Reservoir, one of the best kept secrets in the Brazos Valley just minutes away from the Bryan, College Station area.  The Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA) developed Gibbons Creek Reservoir (GCR) by constructing a 1.25 mile long earthen dam across the confluence of Gibbons and Sulfur Creeks and several smaller tributaries.  The reservoir filled in the Spring of 1981 and originally covered 2490 acres.  TMPA raised the operating level of the reservoir in 1991 from 245 to 247 feet above sea level.  At the 247 foot level the main body of the lake ranges from 12 to 37 feet deep, and the creek arms vary in depth from 3 to 13 feet.  The lake bed is composed of ancient marine deposits of clay interbedded with sandstone and overlaid with weathered sand and silt.  Standing timber and  rock escarpments through the reservoir provide excellent habitat for fish.
Stocked by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department in 1981, Gibbons Creek Reservoir supports healthy populations of  largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, and an assortment of bluegills and sunfish.  An additional quarter million hybrid Texas-Florida largemouth bass were added in early 1985 and another 133,000 in 2002.  The bass fishery was managed under a 14-21 inch slot limit until 1993.  On September 01, 2002 the GCR returned to a bass fishery which is managed under a 14-24 inch slot limit.  Bass 14 inches and less or bass 24 inches or greater in length may be retained each day.  Any bass over 13 pounds may still be donated to the Share-a-Lunker program.  Contact a Park Ranger or the Texas Parks and Wildlife for more information.  Catfish and crappie are subject to the standard statewide limits.
New to GCR in August 2002, the Texas Municipal Power Agency passed a resolution opening the reservoir to water contact sports and overnight camping.  These facilities provide excellent recreational opportunities to everyone.