Victor Braunig Lake, formerly known as East Lake, is a reservoir on Calaveras Creek and Chupaderas Creek 17 miles (27 kilometres) south of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The reservoir was formed in 1962 by the construction of a dam to provide a cooling pond for a power plant to supply additional electrical supply to the city of San Antonio. Victor Braunig (1890-1982) was an employee from 1910 becoming in 1949 the general manager of the San Antonio City Public Service Board, the predecessor of CPS Energy.
Victor Braunig Lake, formerly known as East Lake, is a reservoir situated near San Antonio, Texas. It was created by building a dam to serve as a cooling pond for a power plant that would provide more electricity to the city. Victor Braunig, who worked at the San Antonio City Public Service Board from 1910 until 1949, played a key role in this project.