Cleanest Lakes in Texas
Lake Daingerfield Headwaters in Morris County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 8.5 ft of clarity. Below are the top 50 cleanest monitored lakes in Texas, ranked by EPA water quality score.
Ranked List
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Daingerfield Headwaters | Morris | A | 8.5 ft | 20 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L |
| 2 | Lake Meredith | Hutchinson | B | 5.3 ft | 24 µg/L | 7 µg/L |
| 3 | Lake Kemp | Baylor | B | 3.7 ft | 9.5 µg/L | 9.5 µg/L |
| 4 | Lake Jacksonville | Cherokee | B | 7.4 ft | 22.6 µg/L | 5.6 µg/L |
| 5 | Lake Hawkins | Wood | B | 6.7 ft | 20 µg/L | 6.9 µg/L |
| 6 | Oak Creek Reserv Lake | Coke | B | 3.8 ft | 21 µg/L | 6.7 µg/L |
| 7 | Amistad Reservoir | Val Verde | B | 8.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 3.5 µg/L |
| 8 | Amistad Reserv Rio Grande Arm Lake | Val Verde | B | 5.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L |
| 9 | Whitney Lake | Hill | B | 4.8 ft | 20 µg/L | 14.6 µg/L |
| 10 | Ray Roberts Lake Site | Denton | B | 3.9 ft | 20.1 µg/L | 15.6 µg/L |
| 11 | Lake Coleman | Coleman | B | 3.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 9.6 µg/L |
| 12 | Lake Alan Henry | Garza | B | 9.4 ft | 91.4 µg/L | 2.6 µg/L |
| 13 | Lake Athens | Henderson | B | 5.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 13.7 µg/L |
| 14 | Marine Creek Lake | Tarrant | B | 3.3 ft | 22.7 µg/L | 14.9 µg/L |
| 15 | Red Bluff Reservoir | Reeves | B | 1.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 16.8 µg/L |
| 16 | Lake Averhoff Upstream Tpwd Ramp | Zavala | B | 8.2 ft | 30 µg/L | 3.4 µg/L |
| 17 | Lake Georgetown | Williamson | B | 5.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 9.4 µg/L |
| 18 | Lake Jacksboro Mid Lake | Jack | B | 3.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 7.7 µg/L |
| 19 | Grapevine Lake | Tarrant | C | 2.4 ft | 48 µg/L | 18.5 µg/L |
| 20 | Lake J B Thomas | Scurry | C | 1.6 ft | 36 µg/L | 11 µg/L |
| 21 | Ray Roberts Lake | Cooke | C | 2.6 ft | 30 µg/L | 15 µg/L |
| 22 | Hubbard Creek Reservoir | Stephens | C | 3.1 ft | 30 µg/L | 9 µg/L |
| 23 | Lynchburg Reservoir | Harris | C | 1.1 ft | 98.5 µg/L | 5.9 µg/L |
| 24 | Greenbelt Lake | Donley | C | 2.1 ft | 30 µg/L | 17.9 µg/L |
| 25 | Lake Whitney | Bosque | C | 3.1 ft | 40 µg/L | 19.3 µg/L |
| 26 | Possum Kingdom Lake | Stephens | C | 3.9 ft | 30 µg/L | 14.5 µg/L |
| 27 | Lake Bob Sandlin | Camp | C | 3.9 ft | 30 µg/L | 19.5 µg/L |
| 28 | Hords Creek Reserv Lake | Coleman | C | 2.6 ft | 30 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L |
| 29 | Houston County Lake | Houston | C | 3 ft | 30 µg/L | 19.3 µg/L |
| 30 | Lake Brownwood N End of Dam | Brown | C | 4.3 ft | 25 µg/L | 11.4 µg/L |
| 31 | Lake Palo Pinto | Palo Pinto | C | 3.9 ft | 30 µg/L | 13.6 µg/L |
| 32 | White River Lake | Crosby | C | 0.6 ft | 44.6 µg/L | 12.2 µg/L |
| 33 | Sam Rayburn Reservoir | San Augustine | C | 3.9 ft | 27.5 µg/L | 18.6 µg/L |
| 34 | Sam Rayburn Reservoir | Jasper | C | 5.2 ft | 25 µg/L | 10.9 µg/L |
| 35 | Lake Graham | Young | C | 3.6 ft | 40 µg/L | 16.4 µg/L |
| 36 | Walter E Long Lake Eastern Arm | Travis | C | 4.2 ft | 30 µg/L | 15 µg/L |
| 37 | Lake Sweetwater Mid Lake | Nolan | C | 3.6 ft | 30 µg/L | 8.3 µg/L |
| 38 | Walter E Long Lake Mid Lake | Travis | C | 3.6 ft | 30 µg/L | 15.7 µg/L |
| 39 | Lake Nasworthy Middle Concho | Tom Green | C | 1.5 ft | 40 µg/L | 8.8 µg/L |
| 40 | Walter E Long Lake Western Arm | Travis | C | 4.9 ft | 30 µg/L | 17.4 µg/L |
| 41 | Lake Nasworthy S Concho Arm | Tom Green | C | 1 ft | 30 µg/L | 12.5 µg/L |
| 42 | Lake Nasworthy | Tom Green | C | 1.8 ft | 30 µg/L | 13.8 µg/L |
| 43 | Amistad Reserv Devils R Arm Lake | Val Verde | C | 6.6 ft | 30 µg/L | 8 µg/L |
| 44 | Lewisville Lake | Denton | C | 1.8 ft | 43 µg/L | 26.8 µg/L |
| 45 | Lake Texoma | Grayson | C | 2.2 ft | 75.5 µg/L | 13 µg/L |
| 46 | Navarro Mills Lake | Navarro | C | 2.2 ft | 50 µg/L | 38.6 µg/L |
| 47 | Conquistador Lake | Lubbock | C | 1 ft | 49 µg/L | 33 µg/L |
| 48 | Lake Gladewater | Upshur | C | 3 ft | 35 µg/L | 28.2 µg/L |
| 49 | Cooper Lake | Delta | C | 2.4 ft | 50 µg/L | 28.6 µg/L |
| 50 | Lake Brownwood | Brown | C | 1.8 ft | 45 µg/L | 22.6 µg/L |