Lake Weatherford
Parker County, Texas1,090 acresView mapDirections
TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Weatherford. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- 38 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lake Weatherford in Parker County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 79.9 µg/L. Surface area: 1090 acres.
Lake Weatherford is a 1,090-acre highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Parker County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 38 feet. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2025-12-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Lake Weatherford covers about 1,100 acres in Parker County. It has one public boat landing. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Lake Weatherford on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Lake Weatherford is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water1,090 acres
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. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Weatherford 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 Weatherford
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Lake Weatherford, 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 2.2 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 79.9 µg/L. TSI 67.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 50µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 79.9µg/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. | 67 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~38 ft est.
Surface area
1,090 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 Weatherford.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
106 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
899 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
- Weatherford MarinaSemi-private
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Stays near Lake Weatherford
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Fishing Lake Weatherford
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Worsening5 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+2.7 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+6.99 µg/L/yr5 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Weatherford is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Weatherford Dam (completed 1957), built primarily for irrigation on the Clear Fork Trinity River; earth-type dam, 69 ft tall and 3,050 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,090 ac
- Normal storage
- 18,714 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 37,520 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 109 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF WEATHERFORD
All listed purposes: Irrigation;Recreation;Water Supply.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX01222 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Weatherford
Where is Lake Weatherford?
- Lake Weatherford is a lake in Parker County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Weatherford?
- Lake Weatherford in Parker County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.2 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 50 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 79.9 µg/L. Surface area: 1090 acres.
Is Lake Weatherford safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Weatherford?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Weatherford, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 38 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 1090 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Weatherford?
- Lake Weatherford has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Weatherford Marina.
Can I fish at Lake Weatherford?
- Lake Weatherford has 1 documented boat landing 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
57 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
TCEQMAIN57 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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory