<Tr> <Th> Surface elevation </Th> <Td> 998 ft (304 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Shore length is not a well - defined measure . </Td> </Tr> <P> Possum Kingdom Lake (popularly known as P.K.), is a reservoir on the Brazos River located primarily in Palo Pinto County Texas . It was the first water supply reservoir constructed in the Brazos River basin . The lake has an area of approximately 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) with 310 miles (500 km) of shoreline . It holds 750,000 acre feet (930,000,000 m) of water with 550,000 acre feet (680,000,000 m) available for water supply . </P> <P> The Lake was originally created from the Morris Sheppard Dam which was a project of the Brazos River Authority and the Works Progress Administration . Construction was begun in 1936 and completed in 1941 . The dam is 2,700 feet (820 m) long and 190 feet (58 m) high . The construction is unique with buttressed arched wings on either side of the nine spillway gates rather than the usual filled concrete . It has two 11,250 kilowatt generators which were used during peak demand periods that are no longer in use . Morris Sheppard was in 1938 one of Texas' United States Senators . The dam was named for him in honor of his efforts in obtaining funding for the project . </P>

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