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O C Fisher Reservoir

Tom Green County, Texas5,400 acresView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
No reading
No sample
Max depth
~107 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Level
1872.92 ft
USGS · Sep 7 · elevation
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • 107 ft max depth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

O C Fisher Reservoir in Tom Green County, Texas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 5400 acres.

Max depth
~107 ft est.
Area
5,400 acres
Public access
Yes
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Why O C Fisher Reservoir has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For O C Fisher Reservoir, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by TCEQ and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

O C Fisher Reservoir is a 5,400-acre lake in Tom Green County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 107 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 6 public boat landings.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2021-10-18. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What O C Fisher Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch6 documented ramps
  • Big water5,400 acres

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for O C Fisher Reservoir

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

Current Conditions

1872.92 ft
Water Elevation

USGS snapshot Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM from gauge 08134500 (O. C. Fisher Lk at San Angelo, TX). Station page ↗ — a live reading replaces this snapshot when the gauge responds. Missing live data is not an all-clear.

O C Fisher Reservoir water level: the live USGS gauge reading

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~107 ft est.
Average Depth~97 ft est.
Surface Area5,400 acres
Public AccessYes

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Texas has not published bathymetry for O C Fisher Reservoir.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
1,488 sq mi
Shoreline
19 mi
Elevation
1,860 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

6
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • W 19th Street BridgePublic
  • Isabel Harte CampgroundPublic
  • Red Arroyo CampgroundPublic
  • Flinstone VillagePublic
  • North Concho River - Tom Green CountyPublic
  • North Concho River - Tom Green CountyPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

Fishing O C Fisher Reservoir

Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

O C Fisher Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the O.C. Fisher Dam (completed 1952), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the Concho River; earth-type dam, 130 ft tall and 40,885 ft long.

Surface area
5,400 ac
Normal storage
115,700 ac-ft
Max storage
766,000 ac-ft
Drainage area
1,511 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
USACE - Fort Worth District

All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Water Supply.

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX00012 · Operator website

Graded lakes near O C Fisher Reservoir

O C Fisher Reservoir has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about O C Fisher Reservoir

Where is O C Fisher Reservoir?

O C Fisher Reservoir is a lake in Tom Green County, Texas. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for O C Fisher Reservoir?

O C Fisher Reservoir in Tom Green County, Texas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 5400 acres.

Is O C Fisher Reservoir safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is O C Fisher Reservoir?

No published bathymetric survey covers O C Fisher Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 107 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 5400 acres.

What is the water level at O C Fisher Reservoir?

The USGS snapshot on this page for O C Fisher Reservoir is 1872.92 ft of water-surface elevation, recorded Sep 7, 2026, 3:00 PM at gauge 08134500. Current Conditions hydrates a live NWIS reading from that same station when the gauge responds. A missed live fetch is not an all-clear.

Are there boat ramps on O C Fisher Reservoir?

O C Fisher Reservoir has 6 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include W 19th Street Bridge, Isabel Harte Campground, Red Arroyo Campground, Flinstone Village, among others. Public access is listed as yes.

Where this data comes from

6 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Texas Commission on Environmental QualityTCEQMAIN6 samples · 2020–2021
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated 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