Lake Corpus Christi

Lake Corpus Christi in Texas

The center of the lake is at 28.0990, -97.8892. Surface elevation is about 94 feet. The deepest point on record is about 60 feet. Water leaves through the Nueces River.

Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring.

Station 08210500, Lk Corpus Christi nr Mathis, TX, publishes the water surface elevation used here. The conservation pool tops out at 94.0 ft. The last value stored here, 92.33 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 74.73 ft and 92.95 ft (low on 2026-04-17, high on 2026-08-16). Conservation capacity is 256,062 acre-feet. That put the reservoir at 87% of its conservation capacity. A falling pool widens the beaches and shortens the ramps, so it is worth checking before you drive out.

Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. Lake Corpus Christi has no catalogued swimming beach in the sources we read, so plan around the managing agency's own facilities. The nearest mapped swimming spot is Choke Canyon Reservoir on Choke Canyon Reservoir, roughly 37 miles away.

Nearby water includes Choke Canyon Reservoir (Texas, 39 mi), Coleto Creek Reservoir (Texas, 62 mi) and Lake Texana (Texas, 99 mi). In all, 118 lakes in Texas are covered here.