Lakes / Texas / Bastrop County / Shipp Lake
Shipp Lake, Texas
97.85 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Texas
29.99 degrees N, 97.12 degrees W - Bastrop 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 Shipp Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 1,641 lakes counted in Texas.
- About 42 miles from Austin, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stagners Lake | Bastrop | 1.8 mi | 80.8 acres |
| Droemer Lake | Bastrop | 8.8 mi | 43.98 acres |
| Double D Ranch Lake | Bastrop | 14 mi | 64.49 acres |
| Lake Bastrop | Bastrop | 15 mi | 906 acres |
| Walter Droemer Lake | Lee | 15 mi | 27.18 acres |
| Brockstein Lake | Bastrop | 15 mi | 69.44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Shipp Lake
How Big Is Shipp Lake?
Shipp Lake covers 97.85 acres in Bastrop County, Texas.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bastrop County?
Lake Bastrop is the largest lake in Bastrop County, at 906 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 109801245). Verified October 30, 2026.