Lake Fork Reservoir
Wood County, Texas27,690 acresView mapDirections
TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Fork Reservoir. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Fork Reservoir in Wood County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 27690 acres.
Lake Fork Reservoir is a 27,690-acre lake in Wood County, Texas. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 26 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2020-10-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Fork Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch26 documented ramps
- Big water27,690 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Fork Reservoir 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 Fork Reservoir
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Lake Fork Reservoir, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 4.6 ft. TSI 55.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.6ft | 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. | 55 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
27,690 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by TCEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Fork Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- FM 2275Public
- Lake Holbrook (South)Public
- Lake Holbrook (West)Public
- Highway 154Public
- Highway 154 Bridge (West)Public
- FM 515 BridgePublic
Showing 6 of 26 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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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Fork Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Fork Dam (completed 1980), built primarily for water supply on the Lake Fork Creek; earth-type dam, 85 ft tall and 12,660 ft long.
- Surface area
- 27,690 ac
- Normal storage
- 675,819 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,269,599 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 490 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX04388 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Fork Reservoir
Where is Lake Fork Reservoir?
- Lake Fork Reservoir is a lake in Wood County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Fork Reservoir?
- Lake Fork Reservoir in Wood County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.6 ft visibility. Surface area: 27690 acres.
Is Lake Fork Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Fork Reservoir?
- Lake Fork Reservoir has 26 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include FM 2275, Lake Holbrook (South), Lake Holbrook (West), Highway 154, among others. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake Fork Reservoir?
- Lake Fork Reservoir has 26 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
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- USGS Texas Water Science Center
USGS-TX5 samples · 2020
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory