Lake Crook Mid Lake
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TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Crook Mid Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Impaired · Algal growth
- 24 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Crook Mid Lake in Lamar County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 85 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 50 µg/L.
Lake Crook Mid Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Lamar County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 24 feet. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 2 public boat landings. Compared to the 2 other monitored lakes in Lamar County, Lake Crook Mid Lake ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2025-09-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Lake Crook Mid Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch2 documented ramps
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Crook Mid Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Crook Mid Lake 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 Crook Mid Lake
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Lake Crook Mid Lake, 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 1.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 85 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 50 µg/L. TSI 69.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 85µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 50µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 69 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~24 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 Lake Crook Mid Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
61 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
1,011 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
8.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
492 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
- West Lake CrookPublic
- East Lake CrookPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Lake Crook Mid Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Improving5 years
Phosphorus
Improving-1.93 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+10.12 µg/L/yr5 years
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Crook Mid Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit TX-0208_01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Crook Mid Lake
Where is Lake Crook Mid Lake?
- Lake Crook Mid Lake is a lake in Lamar County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Crook Mid Lake?
- Lake Crook Mid Lake in Lamar County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 85 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 50 µg/L.
Is Lake Crook Mid Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Crook Mid Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Crook Mid Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Crook Mid Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 24 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 Lake Crook Mid Lake?
- Lake Crook Mid Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include West Lake Crook, East Lake Crook. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Crook Mid Lake?
- Lake Crook Mid Lake has 2 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
59 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQMAIN59 samples · 2020–2025
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory