Victor Braunig Lake
Bexar County, Texas1,350 acresView mapDirections
TCEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Victor Braunig Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 45 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Victor Braunig Lake in Bexar County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 730 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 91 µg/L. Surface area: 1350 acres.
Victor Braunig Lake is a 1,350-acre lake in Bexar County, Texas with an estimated average depth of about 45 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 2020-09-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Victor Braunig Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water1,350 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Victor Braunig 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 Victor Braunig Lake
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Victor Braunig 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 1.5 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 730 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 91 µg/L. TSI 82.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 1.5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 730µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 91µg/L | Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 82 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Max depth
~45 ft est.
Surface area
1,350 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 Victor Braunig Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
10 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
8.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
505 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
- Lake BraunigPublic
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)
Victor Braunig Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Victor Braunig Dam (completed 1963), built primarily for hydroelectric on the Tributary of The San Antonio River; earth-type dam, 76 ft tall and 9,638 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,350 ac
- Normal storage
- 26,500 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 32,324 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 9.4 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- CITY PUBLIC SERVICE ENERGY
All listed purposes: Hydroelectric;Other;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID TX01432 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Victor Braunig Lake
Where is Victor Braunig Lake?
- Victor Braunig Lake is a lake in Bexar County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Victor Braunig Lake?
- Victor Braunig Lake in Bexar County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.5 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 730 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 91 µg/L. Surface area: 1350 acres.
Is Victor Braunig Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Victor Braunig Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Victor Braunig Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 45 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 1350 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Victor Braunig Lake?
- Victor Braunig Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Braunig. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Victor Braunig Lake?
- Victor Braunig 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
4 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- USGS Texas Water Science Center
USGS-TX4 samples · 2020
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