Lake Fork Reservoir

Visiting Lake Fork Reservoir

Lake Fork Reservoir sits at 32.8042, -95.5394. The deepest point on record is about 70 feet. Releases go downstream into the Lake Fork Creek. It lies at roughly 403 feet of elevation.

No named swimming beach is mapped at Lake Fork Reservoir in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Access is through whatever the operating agency provides on the ground, so check with them first. Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank. Screech Owl Reach, on Lake Tawakoni, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 29 miles off.

No public sensor reports water temperature at Lake Fork Reservoir, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Most Texas day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it.

If Lake Fork Reservoir is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Lake Tawakoni (Texas, 22 mi), Lake Coleman (Texas, 23 mi) and Lake Sulphur Springs (Texas, 26 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.

Readings come from station 08018800 (Lake Fk Res nr Quitman, TX). The last value stored here, 398.97 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Conservation capacity is 606,088 acre-feet. That put the reservoir at 83% of its conservation capacity. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 399.00 ft and 402.90 ft (low on 2026-09-08, high on 2025-08-05). The conservation pool tops out at 403.0 ft. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.