Lubbock Riverwalk

 

 

Remember  talk about the Lubbock Riverwalk  about 20 years ago?  Yellow House Canyon is generally called a draw and is hardly noticeable until central Lubbock County, just north of Lubbock. From there it continues southeast through the north and east sections of the city. Within the city limits of Lubbock, Yellow House Canyon remains a narrow and shallow channel with a typical width of less than a third of a mile. The City of Lubbock constructed a series of small dams that form a series of narrow lakes, collectively known as Canyon Lakes. he Canyon Lakes area is six miles long, covers 2,000 acres of land stretches from the North Loop at the Berl Huffman complex all the way down to Dunbar Historical Lake off MLK Boulevard. In the 1990s a "Lubbock Riverwalk" was proposed to link the six lakes by boat, trails, and bridges.  The $75 million  project would bring visitors to Lubbock -- just like San Antonio.  Alas, the idea never got off the ground.  Without improvements, most of the canyon is dry but 11 days of recent rains have literally made a river  that would support a tourist trail.  Looking north, the view is quite scenic;  under the interstate overpasses going to Mackenzie park is not as picturesque!!

Lubbock Canyon Lakes
Lubbock, Texas