US Army Corp Engineer Lakes & City Owned Lakes
US Army Corp of Engineer Lakes & City Owned Lakes in the Prairies & Lakes Region of Texas
On a US Army Corp of Engineer Lake typically you can not live directly on the water and can not have a boathouse. It is possible to live close enough to have a lake view. (This may not be the complete list of all US Army Corp of Engineer and city owned lakes.)
Aquilla Lake
Aquilla Lake is 3,280 acres, 44 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 60 feet. Lake is located 10 miles from Aquilla. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Bardwell Lake
Bardwell Lake is located 4 miles southwest of Ennis in Ellis County. Surface area: 3,138 acres, maximum depth 43 feet, impounded 1965. The conservation pool elevation is 421 feet above mean sea level. Fluctuation is about 4 feet. The water authority is U S Army Corp of Engineers. The lake is in Ellis county and offers fishing, boating, and camping.
Lake Belton
Lake Belton is 12,385 acres, 136 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 124 feet. Lake is located 20 minutes from Belton. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Benbrook Lake
Benbrook Lake is 3,800 acres, 41 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 61 feet. Lake is located 10 miles southwest of downtown Fort Worth. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Lake Bonham
Lake Bonham is 1,020 acres, 22 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 30 feet. Lake is located 5 miles south of Bonham. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. Fishing, boating, waterskiing, swimming, picnicking, camping, and wildlife viewing are allowed on the lake.
Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake is the ONLY natural lake in Texas. It is located on Big Cypress Bayou on the Texas-Louisiana state line, northeast of Marshall in Harrison and Marion counties. Surface area 26,800 acres, maximum depth 20 feet, impounded: First dam built in 1914, replaced in 1971. The conservation pool elevation is 168.5 feet above mean sea level. Fluctuation is about 4-8 feet annually. The Reservoir Controlling Authority US Army Corps of Engineers. The zip code area is 75661.
Lake Cleburne
Lake Cleburne is 1,558 acres and the maximum depth is 64 feet. Lake is located one hour southwest from DFW. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. They do not allow camping on the lake.
Cooper (Jim Chapman)Lake
Cooper (Jim Chapman)Lake
Info: Cooper Lake is located on the middle and south forks of the Sulphur River, northwest of Sulphur Springs in Delta and Hopkins counties. Cooper lake is 19,305 acres and maximum depth of 55 feet. The controlling water
Grapevine Lake
Grapevine Lake is 6,684 acres, 60 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 65 feet. Lake is located just north of the city of Grapevine. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Joe Pool Lake
Joe Pool Lake is 7,470 acres, 60 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 75 feet. Joe Pool lake is located. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. The lake is located in Grand Prairie & Cedar Hill in Dallas, Ellis & Tarrant counties. You can not live right on the water nor can you own a boathouse. You can picnic, camp, boat, jetski, waterski and fish on the lake.
Lake Lavon
Lake Lavon is 21,411 acres, 121 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 51 feet. Lake is located in Collin County in zipcodes 75407, 75442, 75407, 75173, 75166, 75098. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Lake Lewisville
Lake Lewisville is 28,980 acres, 187 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 67 feet. Lake is located in Denton county near Lewisville. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Lake O' the Pines
Lake O' the Pines is located on Big Cypress Creek in the Cypress River Basin, 25 miles northeast of Longview in Marion, Morris, Upshur, and Camp counties. The lake is around 19,780 acres and maximum depth is 49.5 feet. Fluctuation is 4-5 feet. Fish species found here are chain pickerel, sunfish, crappie, white bass, blue channel and flathead catfish, spotted bass and largemouth bass. The water controlling authority is US Army Corp of Engineers.
Lake Ray Hubbard
Lake Ray Hubbard is 21,671 acres, 111 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 40 feet. Lake is located one miles west of Rockwall. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Lake Ray Roberts
Lake Ray Roberts is 29,250 acres, 90 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 106 feet. Lake is located 30 miles north of Lewisville. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. It is one of the newest lakes in Texas.
Somerville Lake
Somerville Lake is 11,460 acres, 85 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 38 feet. Lake is located 30 miles from Bryan-College Station. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers.
Lake Texoma
Lake Texoma is 89,000 acres, 580 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 100 feet. Lake is located northwest of Sherman and Denison, west of US75. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. This lake is on the Texas & Oklahoma border and two-thirds of the lake lies in Oklahoma.
Lake Waco
Lake Waco is 7,270 acres, 60 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 85 feet. Lake is located off TX Hwy 6 just outside the city limits of Waco. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. Zebra mussels have been found in this reservoir! CLEAN, DRAIN AND DRY your boat, trailer, livewells/bait buckets, and other gear before traveling to another water body. Draining water is required by law and possession and transportation of zebra mussels is illegal.
Lake Waxahachie
Lake Waxahachie is 656 acres, 8 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 48 feet. Lake is located 2 miles south of Waxahachie off FM 877. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. There are limestone cliffs. No camping is allowed on Lake Waxahachie. You can boat, jetski and fish on the lake.
Lake Whitney
Lake Whitney is 23,500 acres, 225 miles of shoreline, and the maximum depth is 108 feet. Lake is located 30 miles north of Waco. It is owned and operated by US Army Corp of Engineers. The zipcode areas are 76692, 76671 and 76634 and is in Hill & Bosque counties.
Properties for sale in the Lake Whitney area
We hope this information assists you in your lake search. Although we do not sell properties in every one of these lakes, we do know knowledgeable agents who do. Feel free to contact us any time for more information.
Debbie & Bruce Schwanbeck