Oak Creek Reserv Lake
Coke County, Texas2,375 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from TCEQ for this lake.
- 57 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Oak Creek Reserv Lake in Coke County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2375 acres.
Oak Creek Reserv Lake is a 2,375-acre lake in Coke County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 57 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2022-05-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Oak Creek Reserv Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water2,375 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Oak Creek Reserv 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 Oak Creek Reserv Lake
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Oak Creek Reserv Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~57 ft est.
Surface area
2,375 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 Oak Creek Reserv Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
240 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
11.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,982 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
- Highway 70 BridgePublic
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)
Oak Creek Reserv Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Oak Creek Dam (completed 1952), built primarily for water supply on the Oak Creek; earth-type dam, 87 ft tall and 3,800 ft long.
- Surface area
- 2,375 ac
- Normal storage
- 39,360 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 79,336 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 244 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY OF SWEETWATER
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX03516 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Oak Creek Reserv Lake
Where is Oak Creek Reserv Lake?
- Oak Creek Reserv Lake is a lake in Coke County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Oak Creek Reserv Lake?
- Oak Creek Reserv Lake in Coke County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2375 acres.
Is Oak Creek Reserv Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Oak Creek Reserv Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Oak Creek Reserv Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 57 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 2375 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Oak Creek Reserv Lake?
- Oak Creek Reserv Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Highway 70 Bridge. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Oak Creek Reserv Lake?
- Oak Creek Reserv Lake 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
11 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQMAIN11 samples · 2020–2022
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