Lakes & water
Big reservoirs, forest lakes, and the little pond at a city park. Find the water near your next stop.
140 named lakes and ponds from TPWD's regional inventories across our 38-county coverage area. These planning pages link to official resources while we build the guides. Access varies by site.
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Harrison · Park & forest lakes
Arena Park Pond
in the city of Marshall
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Cass · Park & forest lakes
Atlanta City Park Lake
In Atlanta
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Jasper · Tyler · Lakes & reservoirs
B. A. Steinhagen Lake
On the Neches River 14 miles west of Jasper on US 190
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Bevis Skinner Park Pond
in Kirbyville
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Lamar · Community lakes & ponds
Blossom City
In Blossom
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Blue
In Palestine
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Titus · Park & forest lakes
Bob Sandlin State Park
Bob Sandlin State Park
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Bouton
Angelina National Forest, west of Jasper
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Boykin Springs
Angelina National Forest, west of Jasper
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Wood · Community lakes & ponds
Bridge Bob's Pond
Wood County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Bowie · Park & forest lakes
Bringle Lake
Texarkana; Bringle Lake Park West is at 7602 Bringle Lake Road, alongside University Drive.
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Henderson · Community lakes & ponds
Cain Center Playground Pond
South Athens
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Henderson · Community lakes & ponds
Cain Center Tennis Court Pond
South Athens
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Smith · Community lakes & ponds
Camp Tyler A
In Tyler
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Smith · Community lakes & ponds
Camp Tyler B
In Tyler
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Smith · Community lakes & ponds
Camp Tyler C
In Tyler
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Van Zandt · Community lakes & ponds
Canton City
In Canton
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Henderson · Lakes & reservoirs
Cedar Creek Reservoir
15 miles west of Athens in the area between US 175 and Texas 274
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Shelby · Park & forest lakes
Center Municipal Park Lake
West side of Center, Rough Rider Drive
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Orange · Park & forest lakes
Claiborne West Park
Orange County Park east of Vidor
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Hopkins · Community lakes & ponds
Coleman (Hopkins County)
In Sulphur Springs
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Henderson · Park & forest lakes
Coleman Park
Athens
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Houston · Community lakes & ponds
Crocket State School
Near Crockett
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Angelina · Park & forest lakes
Diboll City Park
In Diboll
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Jefferson · Community lakes & ponds
Doornbos
In Nederland
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San Jacinto · Park & forest lakes
Double
Sam Houston National Forest near Coldspring
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Van Zandt · Community lakes & ponds
Edgewood City
In Edgewood
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Gregg · Community lakes & ponds
Elder Lake
in Kilgore
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Angelina · Community lakes & ponds
Ellen Trout Zoo
North side of Lufkin
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Rains · Park & forest lakes
Emory City Park Lake
Rains County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Engeling WMA #1
Engeling WMA
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Engeling WMA #2
Engeling WMA
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Engeling WMA Berry
Engeling WMA
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Smith · Park & forest lakes
Faulkner Park Lake (Lindale)
In Lindale
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Smith · Park & forest lakes
Faulkner Park Lake (Tyler)
south Tyler
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Rusk · Park & forest lakes
Forest Park
In Henderson
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Van Zandt · Community lakes & ponds
Grand Saline
In Grand Saline
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Wood · Community lakes & ponds
Grandpa?s Pond
Wood County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Smith · Community lakes & ponds
Harvey Lake
On UT-Tyler Campus
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Sabine · Community lakes & ponds
Hemphill City Lake
Inside Hemphill city limits off FM 1175, across from American Legion Hall
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Rusk · Community lakes & ponds
Henderson City Lake
in Henderson
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Titus · Park & forest lakes
Heritage Park Lake
in Mt. Pleasant
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Jasper City Park Pond
Sandy Creek Park in Jasper
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Jasper Industrial Park Pond
Jasper County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Delta · Hopkins · Lakes & reservoirs
Jim Chapman Lake (Cooper Lake)
On the Middle and South Forks of the Sulphur River, northwest of Sulphur Springs in Delta and Hopkins counties
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Angelina · Community lakes & ponds
Jones
North side of Lufkin
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Bowie · Park & forest lakes
Karrh Park
Bowie County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Henderson · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Athens
Approximately 5 miles east of Athens, south of FM 317 in Henderson County
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Delta · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Big Creek
On Big Creek, a tributary of the South Sulphur River, in Delta County 1 mile north of Cooper
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Titus · Camp · Franklin · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Bob Sandlin
On Big Cypress Creek 5 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant in Titus, Camp, and Franklin counties
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Harrison · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Brandy Branch
On Brandy Branch Creek in Harrison County, 10 miles east of Longview
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Harrison · Marion · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Caddo
On Big Cypress Bayou on the Texas-Louisiana state line, northeast of Marshall in Harrison and Marion counties
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Gregg · Rusk · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Cherokee
Twelve miles southeast of Longview on Cherokee Bayou, in Gregg and Rusk counties.
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Lamar · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Crook
On Pine Creek, a tributary of the Red River, 5 miles north of Paris in Lamar County
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Franklin · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Cypress Springs
On Cypress Creek in the Cypress River Basin 15 miles northwest of Pittsburg in Franklin County
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Hopkins · Rains · Wood · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Fork
On the Sabine River in Hopkins, Rains and Wood Counties, 5 miles northwest of Quitman
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Upshur · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Gilmer
On Kelsey Creek in the Cypress River Basin, 15 miles north of Longview and 4 miles west of Gilmer
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Upshur · Gregg · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Gladewater City
On Glade Creek in the City of Gladewater, 20 miles west of Longview off FM 2685 and north of US 80
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Bowie · Community lakes & ponds
Lake Grady T. Wallace
In Texarkana
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Wood · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Hawkins
On Little Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Sabine River, in Wood County 4 miles northwest of Hawkins
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Wood · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Holbrook
On Lankford Creek, a tributary of the Sabine River, in Wood County 3 miles northwest of Mineola
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Houston · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Houston County
On Little Elkhart Creek (Trinity River drainage), in Houston County 10 miles northwest of Crockett, Texas
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Cherokee · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Jacksonville
3 miles southwest of Jacksonville off US 79
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Angelina · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Kurth
Six miles north of Lufkin off US 59
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Polk · San Jacinto · Trinity · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Livingston
On the Trinity River in Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker counties. Dam is in Polk and San Jacinto counties, west of Livingston and 50 miles north of Houston.
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Morris · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Lone Star
In Morris County on Ellison Creek, on the west side of the City of Lone Star
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Rusk · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Martin Creek
In Rusk County, on Martin Creek 3 miles southwest of Tatum on Texas Highway 43
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Hopkins · Park & forest lakes
Lake Melton
Located in the South Sulphur Unit of Cooper Lake State Park.
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Van Zandt · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Mill Creek
On Mill Creek, a tributary of the Sabine River, on Arnold Paul Road off Texas 243 in Canton, Van Zandt County
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Titus · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Monticello
In Titus County on Blundell and Smith Creeks in the Cypress River Basin, approximately 10 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant
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Panola · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Murvaul
On Murvaul Bayou in Panola County, 15 miles west of Carthage
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Nacogdoches · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Nacogdoches
On Loco Bayou, 10 miles west of Nacogdoches off FM 225
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Nacogdoches · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Naconiche
on Naconiche and Telesco creeks, 14 miles northeast of Nacogdoches off US Highway 59
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Marion · Morris · Upshur · Camp · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake O’ the Pines
On Big Cypress Creek in the Cypress River Basin, 25 miles northeast of Longview in Marion, Morris, Upshur, and Camp counties
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Anderson · Cherokee · Henderson · Smith · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Palestine
On the Neches River, 15 miles southwest of Tyler on Texas 155
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Lamar · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Pat Mayse
In Lamar County 12 miles north of Paris on Sanders Creek, a tributary of the Red River
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Shelby · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Pinkston
On Sandy Creek 10 miles west of Center on State Highway 7
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Wood · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Quitman
On Dry Creek, a tributary of the Sabine River, in Wood County 5 miles north of Quitman
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Rusk · Cherokee · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Striker
On Striker Creek, 20 miles east of Jacksonville
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Hopkins · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Sulphur Springs
On White Oak Creek, a tributary of the Sulphur River, 2 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County
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Van Zandt · Rains · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Tawakoni
In Van Zandt, Rains, and Hunt counties, 15 miles southeast of Greenville on Caddo Creek and the South Fork and Cowleech Fork of the Sabine River
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Shelby · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Timpson
Four miles northeast of Garrison off US 59
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Smith · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Tyler
On Mud and Prairie creeks, southeast of Tyler off Texas 64
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Titus · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Welsh
On Swuanano Creek in Titus County, 10 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant
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Wood · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Winnsboro
On Big Sandy Creek, a tributary of the Sabine River, in Wood County 5 miles southwest of Winnsboro
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Bowie · Cass · Lakes & reservoirs
Lake Wright Patman
On the Sulphur River in Bowie and Cass counties, 10 miles southwest of Texarkana
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Nacogdoches · Park & forest lakes
Lakeside Park Pond (Nacogdoches)
North side of Nacogdoches
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Gregg · Park & forest lakes
Lear Park Pond
City of Longview
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Van Zandt · Park & forest lakes
Lester Park
Wills Point, Texas
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Anderson · Park & forest lakes
Little Lake
In Rusk/Palestine State Park (Palestine Unit)
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Morris · Park & forest lakes
Little Pine Lake (Daingerfield State Park)
Daingerfield State Park, Morris County; use the park visitor page for the entrance.
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Jefferson · Community lakes & ponds
LNVA Barrier Pond
inside Beaumont city limits
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Smith · Community lakes & ponds
Lower Overton
In Overton
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Lower Waterworks
In Palestine
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Angelina · Community lakes & ponds
Lufkin State School Pond
Angelina County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Tyler · Community lakes & ponds
Magnolia Ridge Pond
Near Steinhagen Reservoir
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Masterson State Forest (Buna)
in Masterson State Forest
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Houston · Park & forest lakes
Mission Tejas State Park Pond
Mission Tejas State Park
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Franklin · Community lakes & ponds
Mt. Vernon City
In Mount Vernon
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Bowie · Community lakes & ponds
New Boston
In New Boston
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Cherokee · Park & forest lakes
Nichols Green Park Pond
Southeast of Jacksonville
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Titus · Community lakes & ponds
Old Mt Pleasant City
In Mount Pleasant
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Lamar · Community lakes & ponds
Paris Sports Complex Pond
Lamar County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Lamar · Community lakes & ponds
Pat Mayse WMA #1
Pat Mayse WMA(access limited)
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Lamar · Community lakes & ponds
Pat Mayse WMA #2
Pat Mayse WMA(access limited)
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Lamar · Community lakes & ponds
Pat Mayse WMA #3
Pat Mayse WMA(access limited)
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Polk · Park & forest lakes
Pedigo Park Pond #1
in Livingston
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Polk · Park & forest lakes
Pedigo Park Pond #2
in Livingston
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Gregg · Park & forest lakes
Penick Park Pond (White Oak)
Gregg County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Camp · Community lakes & ponds
Pittsburg City Lake
In Pittsburg
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Wood · Community lakes & ponds
Pullen Pond
In the Mineola Nature Preserve
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Van Zandt · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek (A)
Purtis Creek State Park
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Van Zandt · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek (B)
Purtis Creek State Park
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Van Zandt · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek (C)
Purtis Creek State Park
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Van Zandt · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek (D)
Purtis Creek State Park
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Henderson · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek (E)
Purtis Creek State Park
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Henderson · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek (F)
Purtis Creek State Park
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Henderson · Van Zandt · Park & forest lakes
Purtis Creek State Park Lake
Purtis Creek State Park
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Houston · Park & forest lakes
Ratcliff
Davy Crockett National Forest near Ratcliff
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Sabine · Park & forest lakes
Red Hills
Sabine National Forest, north of Milam
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Cherokee · Community lakes & ponds
Rusk City
In Rusk
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Jasper · Angelina · Nacogdoches · San Augustine · Sabine · Lakes & reservoirs
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
On the Angelina River; dam is located in Jasper County approximately 15 miles north of Jasper.
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Jasper · Park & forest lakes
Sexton Lake
on the Angelina National Forest
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Newton · Park & forest lakes
Siecke State Forest (Kirbyville)
in the Siecke State Forest
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Bowie · Park & forest lakes
Spring Lake Park
Spring Lake Park In Texarkana
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Nacogdoches · Community lakes & ponds
Stephen F. Austin University Ag Pond
On SFA Campus in Nacogdoches
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Hopkins · Park & forest lakes
Sulphur Springs City Park
In Sulphur Springs
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Gregg · Park & forest lakes
Teague Park (Gregg County)
In Longview
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Tyler · Community lakes & ponds
Tejas Lake-Colmesneil
1 mile east of Colmesneil
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Shelby · Sabine · Newton · Lakes & reservoirs
Toledo Bend Reservoir
On the Sabine River in Shelby, Sabine and Newton counties, straddling the Texas-Louisiana state line. The dam is in Newton County approximately 24 miles northeast of Jasper.
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Henderson · Community lakes & ponds
Trinidad City
In Trinidad
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Van Zandt · Community lakes & ponds
Two - Acre Lake
In Canton
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Smith · Park & forest lakes
Tyler State Park
Tyler State Park
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Smith · Community lakes & ponds
Upper Overton
In Overton
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Upper Waterworks
In Palestine
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Harrison · Community lakes & ponds
Waskom City Pond
Harrison County; a specific entrance is still being researched.
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Henderson · Park & forest lakes
Winchester lake
In Winchester Park East of FM 315 and South of Chandler
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Smith · Park & forest lakes
Woldert Park Pond
North Tyler
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Anderson · Community lakes & ponds
Wolf Creek
In Palestine
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Wood · Community lakes & ponds
Wyatt's Pond
In the Mineola Nature Preserve
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Inventory checked October 4, 2026. Private ponds and water bodies absent from the TPWD inventories may still be missing.