What are the only two natural lakes in Texas?

Eagle Lake, in Colorado County, is at least as natural as Caddo, and so is Green Lake, in Calhoun County. In fact, not counting its deserty western portion, Texas is pretty darn damp. There are about seven thousand lakes scattered across Texas, the majority which are found in the wetter eastern third of the state.



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The largest designated natural lake touching the border of Texas is Sabine Lake, into which the Sabine and Neches rivers discharge. It is more properly a bay of the Gulf of Mexico. Also near the coast, in Calhoun County, is Green Lake, which at about 10,000 acres is one of the state's largest natural freshwater lakes.

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In fact, the state had only one natural lake, Caddo Lake in East Texas, that was formed by a log jam. A permanent dam was installed at the lake in the early 20th century.

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Lake Ralph Hall is one of two new lakes being created right now to service the booming population in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The other, Lake Bois D'Arc, is already filling with water right now.

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The truth is that Texas has hundreds of natural lakes, most of which are, unlike Caddo, of the little oxbow variety, remnants of rivers that have shifted course over time. (In the Rio Grande Valley, such lakes are known as resacas.)

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Sam Rayburn Reservoir, the state's second-largest lake, offers ample opportunities for fishing and water-based activities, with over 114,000 acres of surface area to explore. If you're a fishing enthusiast, this is a great place to visit.

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The deepest lake in Texas is Lake Amistad. The Amistad National Recreation Area which covers 57,292 acres of land is on the northern side of the lake providing a habitat for a variety of animals including 50 documented species of fish!

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Lake Travis near Austin Texas is a sixty-five-mile long man-made lake formed by the damming of the Colorado River in the late 1930's. The lake is a favorite recreation spot for local residents and for visitors.

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Long before man-made lakes started popping up all over, there was Caddo Lake — the state's lone natural lake, which straddles Texas and Louisiana. But there's a catch: Caddo Lake is not as natural as it once was.

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The only state in the US with no natural lakes is Maryland.

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According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas River Guide, there are 15 major rivers and 3,700 named streams that cross 191,000 miles of Texas land. Rivers and streams carry water and nutrients to the Texas landscape as they flow to the ocean.

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The first dam in Texas was completed in 1893 along the Colorado River, creating Lake Austin. Within a couple of decades, that initial experiment would be repeated all over the state. Throughout the early decades of the 20th century, Texas constructed numerous dams to flood farmland and create lakes.

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All three lakes are manmade reservoirs, Lady Bird and Lake Austin are flow-through reservoirs on the Colorado River, and Lake Long is a cooling reservoir for the Decker Creek Power Station.

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Straddling the border of Texas and Louisiana, Caddo Lake is one of the most scenic lakes in Texas (perhaps even the world). What makes this place so charming are the gorgeous cypress trees growing in the lake.

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The oldest man-made lake in Texas is Lake Austin. It was created in 1893 when a dam was built on the Colorado River, though the first dam failed in 1900. It is a thin lake that appears riverine on a map. It's maintained at a constant level by the outflows of other reservoirs along the same river system.

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Bois d'Arc Lake, Texas' newest major reservoir, needs more water.

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