Looking for innovative solutions as Mineral Wells main reservoir drops to 11.3 percent full. Two ducks wade in the waters of Lake Palo Pinto, where the water level is extremely low.

Mar. 24—Anglers young and old are invited to the 32nd annual Mineral Lake Fishing Derby at Mineral Lake — home of the "10-pound trout" — on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, in the ...

The 27,000-acre-foot reservoir was built in the 1960s to meet growing demand for water, collecting the runoff from the watershed and redirecting water from Lake Mineral Wells.

Sales of Crazy Water, drawn from the Mineral Wells' famous wells, are strong. But her home relies on plain, old city water from Lake Palo Pinto, which could run dry by June.