What is the largest man-made lake in Texas?

Toledo Bend Reservoir, located on the Texas-Louisiana border, is the largest lake in Texas by volume and is also the largest man-made lake. It was formed by building a dam on the Sabine River and boasts a maximum depth of 110 feet. With a surface area of 185,000 acres, the reservoir holds 4,477,000 acre-feet of water.



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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.

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Fairfield Lake is the largest private lake in the state and is estimated to be about 50-feet deep. The property, marketed by Hortenstine Ranch Company, is in its namesake city of Fairfield and is about 90 miles southeast of Dallas.

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Bois d'Arc Lake is the first new major reservoir in Texas in nearly 30 years.

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A permanent dam was installed at the lake in the early 20th century. A large number of the state's remaining lakes were made in response to the occasional propensity of Texas' usually tranquil rivers to flood during heavy rains.

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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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1. Lake Mead, Nevada. Named after Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Elwood Mead, Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States, stretching 112 miles long with a total capacity of 28,255,000 acre-feet, a shoreline of 759 miles, and a maximum depth of 532 feet.

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Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) upstream from the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Texas has some great lakes to live on throughout all regions of the state, including the DFW area in North Texas, Greater Houston, and the Highland Lakes chain on the Colorado River upstream of Austin. There's no shortage of premium Texas real estate near the water.

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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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Ask most Texans if the state holds any natural freshwater lakes and, if they understand the question at all, they will smile and authoritatively say, Yep, just one. Caddo Lake, the only natural lake in Texas.

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