Lakes / Texas / Hockley County / Yellow Lake
Yellow Lake, Texas
756.14 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Texas
33.82 degrees N, 102.46 degrees W - Hockley 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 Yellow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 1,641 lakes counted in Texas.
- The largest lake in Hockley County among those counted.
- About 305 miles from Fort Worth, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illusion Lake | Lamb | 2.0 mi | 739.59 acres |
| Bull Tank | Lamb | 4.0 mi | 28.17 acres |
| Bull Lake | Lamb | 6.7 mi | 444.05 acres |
| Silver Lake | Hockley | 9.0 mi | 198.18 acres |
| Lower Pauls Lake | Bailey | 18 mi | 155.18 acres |
| Upper Pauls Lake | Bailey | 18 mi | 25.95 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 127561081). Verified October 30, 2026.