Lake Arlington
Tarrant County, Texas1,926 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from TCEQ for this lake.
- 50 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
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Lake Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1926 acres.
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Lake Arlington is a 1,926-acre lake in Tarrant County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 50 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 3 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2023-10-19. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
What Lake Arlington is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
- Big water1,926 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Arlington 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 Lake Arlington
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Lake Arlington, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
Current Conditions
USGS snapshot Sep 7, 2026, 3:15 PM from gauge 08049200 (Lk Arlington at Arlington, TX). Station page ↗ — a live reading replaces this snapshot when the gauge responds. Missing live data is not an all-clear.
→ Lake Arlington water level: the live USGS gauge reading
Lake Details
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum Depth | ~50 ft est. |
| Surface Area | 1,926 acres |
| Public Access | Yes |
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Texas has not published bathymetry for Lake Arlington.
Lake Size & Watershed
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
- Richard Simpson ParkPublic
- Bowman Springs ParkPublic
- Eugene McCray ParkPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
Fishing Lake Arlington
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Arlington is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Arlington Dam (completed 1957), built primarily for water supply on the Village Creek; earth-type dam, 89 ft tall and 6,482 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,926 ac
- Normal storage
- 40,188 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 130,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 143 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF ARLINGTON
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Other;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX00776 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Arlington
Where is Lake Arlington?
- Lake Arlington is a lake in Tarrant County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Arlington?
- Lake Arlington in Tarrant County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1926 acres.
Is Lake Arlington safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Arlington?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Arlington, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 50 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 1926 acres.
What is the water level at Lake Arlington?
- The USGS snapshot on this page for Lake Arlington is 544.34 ft of water-surface elevation, recorded Sep 7, 2026, 3:15 PM at gauge 08049200. Current Conditions hydrates a live NWIS reading from that same station when the gauge responds. A missed live fetch is not an all-clear.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Arlington?
- Lake Arlington has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Richard Simpson Park, Bowman Springs Park, Eugene McCray Park. Public access is listed as yes.
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Where this data comes from
28 measurements from 4 monitoring stations, 2020–2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- USGS Texas Water Science Center
USGS-TX28 samples · 2020–2023
Monitoring station identifiers (4)
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