. ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁the ▁key ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁flo od ▁reduction ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁below ▁Lake ▁Tex oma . ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁the ▁lake ▁have ▁been ▁rest oring ▁wild life , ▁providing ▁water ▁to ▁nearby ▁areas , ▁and ▁prevent ing ▁an ▁estimate ▁of ▁$ 9 , 7 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁flo od ▁damage . ▁In ▁Ash down , ▁Ark ansas , ▁the ▁lake ▁supplies ▁their ▁Dom tar ' s ▁( former ly ▁Georgia ▁Pacific ) ▁Communic ations ▁P aper ▁Division ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁million ▁gall ons ▁of ▁water ▁each ▁day ▁for ▁its ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁also ▁provides ▁drink ing ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tex ark ana , ▁Ark ansas ▁through ▁a ▁water ▁treatment ▁plant ▁located ▁at ▁Ash down . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁d ams ▁and ▁res er voir s ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Bath ym et ric ▁Map , ▁Area / Cap acity ▁Table , ▁and ▁Sed iment ▁Volume ▁Est imate ▁for ▁Mill wood ▁Lake , ▁Near ▁Ash burn , ▁Ark ansas , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁United ▁States ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ▁Fish ing ▁Mill wood ▁Lake ▁Black ▁Bass , ▁Cra pp ie ▁and ▁Cat fish ▁ ▁Category : Res er voir s ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Little ▁River ▁County , ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁H emp st ead ▁County , ▁Ark ansas ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Howard ▁County ,