The top five reservoirs with the clearest water in Texas, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, are:
- International Amistad Reservoir.
- Canyon Lake.
- Brandy Branch Reservoir.
- Lake Alan Henry.
- Lake Travis.
Lake Buchanan (Texas)
| Lake Buchanan |
|---|
| First flooded | 1939 |
| Surface area | 22,333 acres (34.9 sq mi; 90.4 km2) |
| Max. depth | 132 ft (40 m) |
| Water volume | 875,566 acreâ‹…ft (1.079995 km3) |
White bass
Blue catfish
Largemouth bass
Channel catfish
Flathead catfish
Purtis Creek State Park is situated near Cedar Creek Lake in Eustace, Texas. The large park offers amenities which include swimming. There are plenty of other amenities, including fishing, boating, ranger programs, hiking, and more. For more details, please call 903-425-2332.
Most Recent Instantaneous Water Level
| Date/time | Water Level (ft) |
|---|
| Most recent | 2021-10-10 10:45 | 320.90 |
| 1 hour prior | 2021-10-10 09:45 | 320.90 |
| 2 hours prior | 2021-10-10 08:45 | 320.90 |
| 6 hours prior | 2021-10-10 04:45 | 320.91 |
Cedar Creek Lake Fishing Report from TPWD (Oct. 20)Water lightly stained; 72-75 degrees; 1.18 feet low.
Cedar Creek has a number of large coves, primarily on the east side, that are very good for skiing, swimming, or fishing. On typical weekends the water can get rough due to boat traffic and wind, but the coves are well sheltered and you should be able to find some calm water.
The southeast side of Cedar Creek Lake includes the towns of Star Harbor, Malakoff, Caney City, and Log Cabin. This is the farthest side of the lake you will travel. This side of the lake also has the deepest water at the lake. Malakoff has gas, grocers and restaurants.
The fourth-largest lake in Texas, Cedar Creek Lake is more than 32,000 acres, 18 miles long and offers 320 miles of shoreline. Just 55 miles southeast of Dallas, the lake is a haven to both weekenders and permanent residents.
Cedar Creek Reservoir, aka Cedar Creek Lake, sits on the blackland prairie only 50 miles southeast of downtown Dallas, Texas, in Henderson and Kaufman Counties on Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River.
Sterling C. Robertson Dam is located about seven miles northwest of Marquez, crossing the border of Leon and Robertson Counties. It dammed the Navasota River, a tributary of the Brazos River, to form the Lake Limestone which lies mainly in Limestone County.
Most of our lakes in Texas are man made lakes. Cedar Creek Lake is located in the Prairies & Lakes area of East Texas. Cedar Creek Lake is located: From Dallas - 55 miles.
Toledo Bend Reservoir is a reservoir on the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The lake has an area of 185,000 acres (749 km²), the largest man-made body of water partially in both Louisiana and Texas, the largest in the South, and the fifth largest by surface acre in the United States.
Cedar Creek Lake is Kentucky's newest lake. It was impounded in 2002 and is approximately 792 acres in size.
Alligators are native to the Trinity River watershed or region, according to the City of Fort Worth. They've been spotted at Lake Worth and Eagle Mountain Lake.
Cedar Creek Lake has 320 miles of shoreline, is 18 miles long, 8.5 miles wide, and includes 32,623 acres. The lake elevation is 322 feet above sea level and fluctuation is 4 feet and the maximum depth is 53 feet.
Alligators have been found in the Chattahoochee River in metro Atlanta and in Lake Lanier, but sightings so far north are rare. Officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources say they suspect that someone kept the alligator as a pet and then dumped it in the pond. Statham is about 12 miles west of Athens.
Can you swim - Is there a beach area? You can swim there, but there is not a beach area. You must swim off the pier.
The predominant fish species in Richland Chambers Reservoir are hybrid striped, largemouth, and white bass, smallmouth buffalo, carp, blue and channel catfish, black and white crappie, and longear sunfish. Other species include yellow and striped bass, bowfin, flathead catfish, and alligator and longnose gar.
In Texas, the American alligator ranges from the Sabine River of East Texas to the Gulf of Mexico across the coastal marshes to the Rio Grande and west to around Interstate 35. This range includes about 120 counties with the highest concentrations occurring along the Gulf Coastal Plains.
Reservoir DescriptionLake Athens is a 1,799-acre reservoir on Flat Creek, a tributary of the Neches River approximately 5 miles east of Athens, Texas.
