Marine Creek Lake
Tarrant County, Texas209 acresView mapDirections
TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Marine Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- 44 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Marine Creek Lake in Tarrant County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 22.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.9 µg/L. Surface area: 209 acres.
Marine Creek Lake is a 209-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Tarrant County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 44 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 Tarrant County, Marine Creek Lake ranks #3 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2026-01-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Marine Creek Lake covers about 210 acres in Tarrant County. It has 2 public boat landings, so a lakefront rental is not the only way to get a boat on the water. For a place on the water, look through cabin and lake-house rentals near Marine Creek Lake on Vrbo. For a hotel or motel room, Booking.com and Expedia both search around the lake.
What Marine Creek 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. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Marine Creek 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 Marine Creek Lake
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Marine Creek 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 3.3 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 22.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 14.9 µg/L. TSI 55.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 22.7µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 14.9µg/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. | 55 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~44 ft est.
Surface area
209 acres
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 Marine Creek Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
8 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3.6 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
699 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
- Marine Creek LakePublic
- Marine CreekPublic
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 Marine Creek Lake
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Fishing Marine Creek Lake
Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2020–2025).
Water clarity
Improving6 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+17.06 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.68 µg/L/yr4 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Marine Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Marine Creek Dam (completed 1958), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Marine Creek; earth-type dam, 84 ft tall and 3,400 ft long.
- Surface area
- 209 ac
- Normal storage
- 3,774 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 16,491 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 9.3 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX00784 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Marine Creek Lake
Where is Marine Creek Lake?
- Marine Creek Lake 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 Marine Creek Lake?
- Marine Creek Lake in Tarrant County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 22.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.9 µg/L. Surface area: 209 acres.
Is Marine Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Marine Creek Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Marine Creek Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 44 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 209 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Marine Creek Lake?
- Marine Creek Lake has 2 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Marine Creek Lake, Marine Creek. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Marine Creek Lake?
- Marine Creek 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
45 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQMAIN45 samples · 2020–2026
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