Lake Texana

Lake Texana in Texas

Lake Texana sits at 28.9103, -96.5539. It reaches roughly 58 feet at its deepest. Releases go downstream into the Navidad River. The surface sits around 44 feet above sea level.

Nearby water includes Coleto Creek Reservoir (Texas, 39 mi), Somerville Lake (Texas, 97 mi) and Lake Corpus Christi (Texas, 99 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.

Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. The federal and state datasets behind this guide list no named beach at Lake Texana. That does not mean there is no access, only that none is catalogued.

The level comes from gauge 08164525, Lk Texana nr Edna, TX, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 41.87 ft, is from 2026-09-09. The agency sets full pool at 44.0 ft. Conservation capacity is 158,975 acre-feet. That put the reservoir at 87% of its conservation capacity. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 34.39 ft and 44.06 ft (low on 2026-04-10, high on 2026-07-21). A falling pool widens the beaches and shortens the ramps, so it is worth checking before you drive out.

Inland lakes are not monitored the way ocean beaches are, so posted signs matter more here. Swimming season in Texas runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown.