Lake Tyler

Lake Tyler explained

On the map, Lake Tyler is centered near 32.2111, -95.1744. The surface sits around 375 feet above sea level. Water leaves through the Prairie and Mud Creeks. The deepest point on record is about 40 feet.

If Lake Tyler is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Lake Palestine (Texas, 18 mi), Lake Striker (Texas, 20 mi) and Lake Jacksonville (Texas, 22 mi). In all, 118 lakes in Texas are covered 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. Inland lakes are not monitored the way ocean beaches are, so posted signs matter more here.

Station 08034000, Lk Tyler nr Whitehouse, TX, publishes the water surface elevation used here. Conservation capacity is 72,073 acre-feet. Full pool is 375.4 ft. That put the reservoir at 89% of its conservation capacity. Over the record shown on the level page the gauge has moved between 373.67 ft and 375.26 ft (low on 2026-09-08, high on 2025-08-05). The last value stored here, 373.64 ft, is from 2026-09-09. When the pool drops, shoreline beaches grow and shallow ramps can run out of concrete.

County parks and private resorts sometimes provide access that federal datasets never record. Public datasets record no beach at Lake Tyler, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised.