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Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens

Newton County, Texas182,490 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
~110 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • 110 ft max depth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens in Newton County, Texas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 182490 acres.

Max depth
~110 ft est.
Area
182,490 acres
Public access
Yes
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Why Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens 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 Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens, 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.

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens is a 182,490-acre lake in Newton County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 110 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 23 public boat landings.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ, last sampled 2022-04-07. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch23 documented ramps
  • Big water182,490 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 Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens

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

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~110 ft est.
Average Depth~34 ft est.
Surface Area182,490 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 Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
7,200 sq mi
Shoreline
453.3 mi
Elevation
171 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

23
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • South Toledo Bend State ParkPublic
  • Pleasure PointPublic
  • Fort Polk Toledo BendPublic
  • South ToledoPublic
  • Laguna Bend RoadPublic
  • Pleasure Bend DrivePublic

Showing 6 of 23 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

Fishing Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens

Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Toledo Bend Saddle Dike 3 (completed 1966), built primarily for hydroelectric on the Sabine; earth-type dam, 11 ft tall and 315 ft long.

Surface area
182,490 ac
Normal storage
4,492,000 ac-ft
Max storage
5,097,500 ac-ft
Drainage area
7,190 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
Sabine River Authority of Texas and Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana (Authorities)

All listed purposes: Hydroelectric;Navigation;Recreation;Water Supply.

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID LA00030 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.45 km)

Graded lakes near Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens

Where is Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens?

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens is a lake in Newton 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 Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens?

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens in Newton County, Texas is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 182490 acres.

Is Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens?

No published bathymetric survey covers Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 110 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 182490 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens?

Toledo Bend Reservoir Southwest of Haddens has 23 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include South Toledo Bend State Park, Pleasure Point, Fort Polk Toledo Bend, South Toledo, among others. Public access is listed as yes.

Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Submitting organization not recorded for these samples2 samples · 2021–2022
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