Lakes / Texas / Cameron County / Resaca de los Fresnos
Resaca de los Fresnos, Texas
26.93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Texas
26.17 degrees N, 97.44 degrees W - Cameron County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its Texas Parks and Wildlife Department coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Resaca de los Fresnos Stacks Up
- Larger than 5% of the 1,641 lakes counted in Texas.
- About 234 miles from San Antonio, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer Reservoir 2 | Cameron | 0.4 mi | 39.54 acres |
| Cross Lake | Cameron | 2.5 mi | 641.49 acres |
| Sweeney Lake | Cameron | 3.7 mi | 60.05 acres |
| Cain Reservoir 2 | Cameron | 4.0 mi | 27.18 acres |
| Resaca de los Cuates | Cameron | 4.5 mi | 25.2 acres |
| Cain Reservoir 1 | Cameron | 4.5 mi | 48.93 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Resaca de los Fresnos
How Big Is Resaca de los Fresnos?
Resaca de los Fresnos covers 26.93 acres in Cameron County, Texas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Cameron County?
Laguna Atascosa is the largest lake in Cameron County, at 3,530.39 acres.
Deepest Natural Lakes in Texas
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amistad Reservoir | Val Verde | 64,900 acres | 217 ft |
| 2 | Comanche Creek Reservoir | Pecos | 3,272 acres | 125 ft |
| 3 | Belton Lake | Bell | 12,385 acres | 124 ft |
| 4 | O. H. Ivie Reservoir | Concho | 19,149 acres | 119 ft |
| 5 | Stillhouse Hollow Lake | Bell | 6,429 acres | 107 ft |
All 107 Texas lakes ranked by depth
Largest Lakes in Texas
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo Bend Reservoir | Sabine | 181,600 acres | 110 ft |
| 2 | Sam Rayburn Reservoir | San Augustine | 114,500 acres | 80 ft |
| 3 | Lake Livingston | San Jacinto | 90,000 acres | 77 ft |
| 4 | Falcon Reservoir | Zapata | 80,555.4 acres | - |
| 5 | Amistad Reservoir | Val Verde | 64,900 acres | 217 ft |
All 1,641 Texas lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 113374262). Verified October 30, 2026.