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Joe Pool Lake A Dallas, Texas, USA story

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Description

Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, is not present in the 1974 image and shows up in the 1989 image. Impoundment of the lake began in 1986 and opened for fishing and recreation in 1989.

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Location

Mar. 12, 1974, Landsat 1 (path/row 29/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA

Mar. 12, 1974, Landsat 1 (path/row 29/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA

Mar. 22, 1989, Landsat 5 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA

Mar. 22, 1989, Landsat 5 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA

Mar. 12, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA

Mar. 12, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA

Mar. 11, 2014, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Mar. 11, 2014, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Mar. 16, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Mar. 16, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Mar. 22, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Mar. 22, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Mar. 12, 1974, Landsat 1 (path/row 29/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA
Mar. 22, 1989, Landsat 5 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA
Mar. 12, 2000, Landsat 7 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas, TX, USA
Mar. 11, 2014, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas
Mar. 16, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas
Mar. 22, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 27/37) — Joe Pool Lake, southwest of Dallas

Dallas, Texas, USA Additional Imagery & Stories

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Rapid Suburban Expansion
Rapid Suburban Expansion

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