Lakes / Texas / Hartley County / Rita Blanca Lake
Rita Blanca Lake, Texas
301.22 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Texas
36.04 degrees N, 102.51 degrees W - Hartley 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 Rita Blanca Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 1,641 lakes counted in Texas.
- About 372 miles from Fort Worth, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkali Lakes | Dallam | 31 mi | 92.49 acres |
| Flater Lake | Dallam | 32 mi | 35.16 acres |
| Bone Lake | Moore | 34 mi | 59.31 acres |
| Coldwater Cattle Company Lake | Sherman | 44 mi | 31.63 acres |
| Taylor Lake | Oldham | 49 mi | 32.87 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
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 125250913). Verified October 30, 2026.