Lake Tawakoni

Swimming at Lake Tawakoni

Its coordinates are 32.8081, -95.9206. Surface elevation is about 438 feet. The Sabine River carries the outflow.

The shoreline of Lake Tawakoni has 1 named swimming spot in the datasets we read. These come from USGS GNIS. Screech Owl Reach are on the list. Facilities vary from one access point to the next, so check before you rely on one.

Station 08017400, Lk Tawakoni nr Wills Point, TX, publishes the water surface elevation used here. That put the reservoir at 93% of its conservation capacity. Conservation capacity is 871,685 acre-feet. The agency sets full pool at 437.5 ft. The last value stored here, 435.86 ft, is from 2026-09-09. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 435.49 ft and 438.09 ft (low on 2026-01-21, high on 2026-06-09). Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.

Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown.

If Lake Tawakoni is busy, the nearest alternatives here are New Terrell City Lake (Texas, 15 mi), Lake Fork Reservoir (Texas, 22 mi) and Lake Coleman (Texas, 28 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.