Falcon Lake is a mainstream reservoir on the Rio Grande River. It is located 40 miles east of Laredo, Texas on Highway 83 and lies in Star and Zapata Counties. The surface area is 83,654 acres and there is a maximum depth of 110 feet at the dam. The reservoir was dedicated by presidents TBTS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adolfo Ruiz Cortines on October 19, 1953.
