Lelia Lake Texas Map

About Lelia Lake, Texas

Lelia Lake is a locality in Donley County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 22.1 people per km². Lelia Lake is located at 34.9012°N, 100.7707°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79240.

Lelia Lake occupies a stretch of high, open plains where the horizon pulls the sky downward to meet the scorched earth. It lies 45.2 miles south-southeast of Pampa, TX (from Pampa, TX: bearing 166°T), and is situated 18.1 miles northwest of Memphis. West Lelia Lake Creek carves a shallow, intermittent path through the dust, its dry bed a testament to the cycles of rain that govern the rhythm of the soil. To the west, the subtle rise of Gunboat Mountain breaks the monotony of the flatlands, while the nearby Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds that find temporary refuge in the seasonal depressions of the basin. The atmosphere here possesses a stark clarity, where the light at dusk turns the native grasses into a field of burnished copper, lending an austere elegance to the quietude of the plains.

History remains etched in the stubborn persistence of the local economy, which has long relied on the resilience of ranching and the cultivation of the surrounding acreage. The proximity to Kilfoil Draw and the presence of Greenbelt Reservoir ten miles away provide the essential hydrology that sustains life in an otherwise arid expanse. In Lelia Lake, the passing of days is marked by the shifting shadows of windmills and the low hum of agricultural machinery, a cadence that reflects a deep-seated commitment to the land. Life in Lelia Lake unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned purpose, grounded in the reality of a landscape that demands both labor and respect from those who remain to tend it.

About This Lelia Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lelia Lake, Texas. Coordinates: 34.901163, -100.770694. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lelia Lake includes the ZIP code (79240), telephone area code (806), county seat of Donley County (Clarendon), and school district assignment (Clarendon Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.