Lake Information

Cedar Creek Lake

Located approximately 50 miles southeast of Dallas, Cedar Creek Lake is popular with Dallas/Fort Worth residents seeking a waterfront community with a close commute from DFW. Because of its affordability, amenities and location, the lake area is also becoming a popular option for buyers from as far away as California and even Canada. Whether you are looking for a second or “weekend” home, or planning to move here permanently, the area offers amenities that cater to both lifestyles. The lake is also home to a large retirement population and buyers looking to purchase homes for vacation rentals. Located around the lake are 12 towns and within these communities are over 300 subdivisions offering buyers of all price ranges a wide variety of choices. And best of all, Cedar Creek Lake is one of the few lakes in Texas that allows property ownership of the waterfront with the ability to have your own private boathouse.

In addition to waterfront properties, the lake area also offers many lovely off-water homesites and beautiful east Texas acreage properties. Cedar Creek Lake is surrounded by all sizes and types of acreage from small “ranchettes” to hundreds of acres for farming, ranching, or just a place to four wheel, fish, and hunt. Completed in 1965 as a water reservoir for Tarrant County, Cedar Creek Lake is owned and operated by the Tarrant Regional Water District. It is the fourth largest lake in Texas with 320 miles of shoreline, 32,873 acres and is 18 miles long. It is 8.5 miles at its widest point and 53 feet at its deepest. This makes the lake perfect for all kinds of water sports and year round fishing. Fishing tournaments are numerous here, but many prefer to just throw a line off their boat dock and take in the sun (or a little nap).

Richland Chambers Reservoir

Located about 70 miles south of Dallas center, Richland Chambers is growing more popular among Dallas/Fort Worth residents seeking the lake lifestyle with all the amenities DFW has to offer in proximity. Unlike most lakes in Texas at Richland Chambers Reservoir you have the ability to have your own boathouse which is just one of the many draws to this clean, quiet and restful area. The area around Richland Chambers Lake is flourishing, but still under-developed which makes it an affordable waterfront option. The lake offers a variety of property purchasing options from waterfront homes to individual lake lots even some acreage tracts.

Richland Chambers Lake (also called Richland Chambers Reservoir) was completed in 1987, making it the youngest lake in Texas and is managed by the Tarrant Regional Water District. Richland Chambers is a Y shaped lake with a maximum depth of 75 feet and 41,356 acres in size. It is located 1 hour drive South of Dallas on I-45 and only 15 minutes East of Corsicana. The lake boasts a surrounding 5 towns and over 60 subdivisions offering buyers a variety lifestyle and conveniences with a wide variety of price ranges. Numerous recreational opportunities exist at Richland Chambers Lake including water skiing, boating, fishing, sailing, and bird watching. 

Lake Athens

Lake Athens, formerly known as Flat Creek Reservoir, is on Flat Creek in the Neches River basin eight miles east of the City of Athens in Henderson County. The lake is owned and operated by the Athens Municipal Water Authority for municipal water supply, flood regulation, and recreation. Completed in May of 1963, Lake Athens has become home to many luxury home communities as well as small weekend getaways. Just an hour and a half drive to Dallas and less than an hour drive to Tyler this beautiful lake allows find tranquility amongst this fisherman’s paradise while still being able to have the amenities of the cities just a short drive away.