Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm
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TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm. Here is what has been measured.
- 111 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm in Bell County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.7 ft visibility.
Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm is a lake in Bell County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 111 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 17 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2025-12-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch17 documented ramps
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm is safe to swim in today is a call for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.7 ft of visibility. TSI 63.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~111 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by TCEQ
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Texas has not published bathymetry for Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
3,568 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
10,527 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
79.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
600 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Winkler ParkPublic
- White Flint ParkPublic
- Leona ParkPublic
- Cedar Ridge Park CampgroundPublic
- Cedar Ridge ParkPublic
- Rogers ParkPublic
Showing 6 of 17 documented landings from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory.
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2024–2025). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm
Where is Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm?
- Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm is a lake in Bell County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm?
- Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm in Bell County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.7 ft visibility.
Is Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 111 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm?
- Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm has 17 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Winkler Park, White Flint Park, Leona Park, Cedar Ridge Park Campground, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm?
- Belton Creek Reservoir Cowhouse Creek Arm has 17 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Texas's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQMAIN6 samples · 2024–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory