Lake Livingston

Lake Livingston explained

The center of the lake is at 30.7400, -95.1500. It lies at roughly 131 feet of elevation. Water leaves through the Trinity River. It reaches roughly 89 feet at its deepest.

The closest lakes in this guide are Lake Conroe (Texas, 36 mi), Lake Houston (Texas, 53 mi) and Houston County Lake (Texas, 53 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.

Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. If you need a named beach, SAM HOUSTON (Houston/Conroe/Huntsville Area) on Lake Conroe is some 27 miles from here. There is no beach on record at Lake Livingston in the datasets this guide reads.

The level comes from gauge 08066190, Livingston Res nr Goodrich, TX, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 129.76 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Conservation capacity is 1,603,504 acre-feet. That put the reservoir at 94% of its conservation capacity. Full pool is 131.0 ft. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.

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.