Lakes of Texas

Texas has 5,607 square miles of inland water, ranking it first in the 48 contiguous states.

An aerial view of Proctor Lake
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Proctor Lake

Comanche County
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Randell Lake

Grayson County
Sunset over Ray Roberts Lake
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Ray Roberts Lake

Denton County, Cooke County, Grayson County
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Red Bluff Reservoir

Loving County, Reeves County
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Red Draw Reservoir

Howard County
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Richland-Chambers Reservoir

Freestone County, Navarro County
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Rita Blanca Lake

Hartley County
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River Crest Lake

Red River County
The shores of Sam Rayburn Reservoir
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Jasper County, Angelina County, Sabine County, Nacogdoches County, San Augustine County
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San Esteban Lake

Presidio County
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Santa Rosa Lake

Wilbarger County
A dead tree rising from Sheldon Reservoir
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Sheldon Reservoir

Harris County
The water of Smithers Lake is used for cooling an electric plant
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Smithers Lake

Fort Bend County
Cormorants on Somerville Lake
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Somerville Lake

Burleson County, Washington County, Lee County
Squaw Creek Reservoir from above
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Squaw Creek Reservoir

Somervell County, Hood County
The dam impounding Striker Lake was finished in 1957
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Striker Lake

Rusk County, Cherokee County
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Sulphur Draw Reservoir

Martin County
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Terrell City Lake

Kaufman County
Toledo Bend Reservoir runs along the Texas–Louisiana border
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Toledo Bend Reservoir

Newton County, Panola County, Sabine County, Shelby County
The dam at Trinidad Lake
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Trinidad Lake

Henderson County

It doesn't get any more Texan than this…

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