Lake Daingerfield Headwaters
Morris County, Texas69 acresView mapDirections
TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Daingerfield Headwaters. Here is what has been measured.
- Mesotrophic
- Impaired · Mercury
- 39 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lake Daingerfield Headwaters in Morris County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.9 µg/L. Surface area: 68.9 acres.
Lake Daingerfield Headwaters is a 69-acre mesotrophic lake in Morris County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 39 feet. Water clarity is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2025-11-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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 Daingerfield Headwaters is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Daingerfield Headwaters 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 Daingerfield Headwaters
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Lake Daingerfield Headwaters, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft. Phosphorus 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.9 µg/L. TSI 45.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 8.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 20µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 2.9µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 45 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~39 ft est.
Surface area
69 acres
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 Daingerfield Headwaters.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
387 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.
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Fishing Lake Daingerfield Headwaters
Water Quality Trend: Stable
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Improving6 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.27 µg/L/yr6 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Daingerfield Headwaters is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Daingerfield State Park Dam (completed 1935), built primarily for recreation on the Tributary of Brutons Creek; earth-type dam, 38 ft tall and 900 ft long.
- Surface area
- 68.9 ac
- Normal storage
- 510 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,100 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX04001 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.32 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Daingerfield Headwaters 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: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit TX-0404N_01 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Daingerfield Headwaters
Where is Lake Daingerfield Headwaters?
- Lake Daingerfield Headwaters is a lake in Morris County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Daingerfield Headwaters?
- Lake Daingerfield Headwaters in Morris County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 20 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.9 µg/L. Surface area: 68.9 acres.
Is Lake Daingerfield Headwaters safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Daingerfield Headwaters is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Daingerfield Headwaters?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Daingerfield Headwaters, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 39 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 68.9 acres.
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Where this data comes from
44 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
TCEQMAIN44 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)