Lake Colorado City

Lake Colorado City: access and conditions

Nearby water includes Champion Creek Reservoir (Texas, 6 mi), Lake J. B. Thomas (Texas, 22 mi) and E.V. Spence Reservoir (Texas, 38 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.

Swimming season in Texas runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. No public sensor reports water temperature at Lake Colorado City, so the panel shows air temperature and wind.

No agency lists a named swimming spot at Lake Colorado City. Shoreline access here is likely informal. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank.

Readings come from station 08123000 (Lk Colorado City nr Colorado City, TX). The last value stored here, 2,058.99 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Conservation capacity is 30,758 acre-feet. The agency sets full pool at 2,070.2 ft. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 2,057.54 ft and 2,061.52 ft (low on 2026-07-12, high on 2025-08-05). That put the reservoir at 54% of its conservation capacity. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.