Largest lakes & reservoirs in Texas by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 68 articles we have published for Texas lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Texas > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Texas, only the 68 Texas lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Lake, TX (South Texas Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
50 mi | Also known as Calaveras Reservoir Created in 1969 to be a power plant cooling pond, Calaveras Reservoir has developed into one of Texas’ premiere bass lakes. The manmade jewel is 20 mi… |
| Lake Cypress Springs (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
45 mi | Lake Cypress Springs is a beautiful 3,461-acre reservoir located eight miles southeast of Mount Vernon in the rolling hills and “Piney Woods” area of… |
| Aquilla Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
44 mi | Also known as Aquilla Dam, Aquilla Creek Reservoir Located in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas, lake enthusiasts will find a 3,280 acre, V-shaped reservoir called Aquilla Lake. The lake was forme… |
| Benbrook Lake (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
41 mi | Also known as Lake Benbrook, Benbrook Reservoir Sprawled along the Clear Fork branch of the Trinity River in the Texas Prairies and Lakes region, Benbrook Lake works hard to improve the quality of l… |
| Lake McQueeney, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
25 mi | Located in the Guadalupe River watershed, Lake McQueeney is about 7 miles southeast of New Braunfels in the Prairies and Lakes Region of Texas. Manage… |
| Houston County Lake (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
25 mi | Also known as Little Elkhart Reservoir One of the best-kept secrets in the Texas Piney Woods region is Houston County Lake. The reservoir was created in 1966 to supply water to the towns of… |
| Bardwell Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
25 mi | Also known as Lake Bardwell Bardwell Lake is a vast, sparkling palate of wet and wild opportunity near Ennis, Texas, not far from the hustle and bustle of Dallas-Fort Worth. The… |
| Lake Austin, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
24 mi | Scenic Lake Austin snakes its way through the Austin Hill Country on the Colorado River in Central Texas. It is the sixth lake down the chain of the H… |
| Lake Nocona, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
23 mi | Also known as Farmer's Creek Reservoir, Nocona Lake Lake Nocona, also known as Farmer’s Creek Reservoir, is located in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas near the Oklahoma border. Managed by the Nor… |
| Georgetown Lake (Hill Country Region, TX, Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
23 mi | Also known as Lake Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir A perfect example of an engineered water supply, Georgetown Lake covers nearly 1,300 acres along the North Fork of the San Gabriel River. Part of the… |
| Lake Bonham, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
22 mi | Also known as Bonham City Reservoir Lake Bonham is a 1,020-acre recreation destination in the Prairies and Lakes Region of northern Texas, just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border in Fann… |
| Lake Dunlap, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
20 mi | Also known as Dunlap Reservoir Lake Dunlap is one of several lakes formed by impounding the Guadalupe River with construction of dams along its course. Lake Dunlap is located near N… |