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Lakes Near Houston, Texas

209 counted Texas lakes sit within 60 miles of Houston - the largest is Lake Conroe at 19,796.44 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Conroe	Montgomery	48 mi	19,796.44 acres	-
Lake Houston	Harris	20 mi	11,854 acres	45 ft
Lake Anahuac	Chambers	41 mi	5,059.48 acres	-
Moses Lake	Galveston	35 mi	2,747.81 acres	-
Dutton Lake	Chambers	33 mi	2,602.33 acres	-
Smithers Lake	Fort Bend	25 mi	2,350.96 acres	-
Eagle Nest Lake	Brazoria	40 mi	2,259.28 acres	-
Brazoria Reservoir	Brazoria	49 mi	1,878.74 acres	-
Harris Reservoir	Brazoria	37 mi	1,525.88 acres	-
Greens Lake	Galveston	40 mi	1,329.43 acres	-
Lost Lake	Chambers	36 mi	1,296.56 acres	-
Old River Lake	Chambers	35 mi	1,235.94 acres	-
Sheldon Reservoir	Harris	14 mi	1,230 acres	10 ft
Lake Charlotte	Chambers	39 mi	1,002.26 acres	-
Lewis Creek Reservoir	Montgomery	48 mi	946.17 acres	-
Eagle Lake	Colorado	60 mi	940.24 acres	-
Cotton Lake	Chambers	34 mi	873.76 acres	-
Bryan Lake	Brazoria	58 mi	829 acres	45 ft
Salt Lake	Brazoria	50 mi	812.24 acres	-
Robinson Lake	Chambers	48 mi	711.91 acres	-
Manor Lake	Brazoria	39 mi	665.7 acres	-
Galveston County Industrial Water Reservoir	Galveston	32 mi	583.91 acres	-
Cox Lake	Brazoria	48 mi	493.22 acres	-
Carancahua Lake	Galveston	41 mi	477.41 acres	-
Highlands Reservoir	Harris	21 mi	429.47 acres	-
Taylor Lake	Harris	23 mi	417.11 acres	-
Alligator Lake	Brazoria	46 mi	390.43 acres	-
Swan Lake	Brazoria	55 mi	368.43 acres	-
Mustang Lake West	Brazoria	34 mi	333.8 acres	-
Mustang Lake East	Brazoria	33 mi	305.31 acres	-
East Union Bayou	Brazoria	55 mi	297.51 acres	-
San Bernard Reservoir Number 2	Brazoria	50 mi	294.01 acres	-
Round Lake	Chambers	36 mi	263.91 acres	-
Monsanto Reservoir	Brazoria	35 mi	251.31 acres	-
Mann Lake	Brazoria	42 mi	246.12 acres	-
Tigner-Farrer Reservoir	Brazoria	41 mi	239.69 acres	-
Nicks Lake	Brazoria	51 mi	219.18 acres	-
Stanolind Reservoir	Chambers	59 mi	202.24 acres	-
Lake Woodlands	Montgomery	29 mi	200.53 acres	-
Lake Raven	Walker	60 mi	198.92 acres	28 ft
Lynchburg Reservoir	Harris	18 mi	192.5 acres	-
Lost Lake	Brazoria	47 mi	188.29 acres	-
Duck Lake	Brazoria	35 mi	180.14 acres	-
Tenneco Lake Number 2	Brazoria	44 mi	177.67 acres	-
Muleshoe Lake	Harris	18 mi	168.03 acres	-
Fresh Water Lake	Brazoria	54 mi	165.31 acres	-
Lake Miller	Chambers	39 mi	162.63 acres	-
Warren Estate Reservoir	Harris	32 mi	159.88 acres	-
Thurmond Lake	Brazoria	28 mi	157.41 acres	-
Old Reservoir	Brazoria	58 mi	157.16 acres	-
Gaylor Lake	Liberty	49 mi	156.42 acres	-
Archer Lake	Brazoria	28 mi	156.17 acres	-
McNeal Lake	Brazoria	60 mi	153.45 acres	-
W Scott Frost Reservoir Number 1	Liberty	26 mi	152.96 acres	-
McCormack Reservoir	Brazoria	43 mi	142.83 acres	-
McCormack Reservoir Number 3	Brazoria	44 mi	138.38 acres	-
Day Lake	Liberty	36 mi	135.41 acres	-
Lawrence Lakes	Chambers	37 mi	131.21 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Brazoria	54 mi	130.22 acres	-
Mud Lake	Harris	22 mi	127.01 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 209 counted lakes within 60 miles of Houston.

Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lake data; lake coordinates from the TPWD. Verified October 30, 2026.