Section 57.974 - Reservoir BoundariesReservoir boundaries for daily bag, possession, and length limits.
(1) Buchanan Reservoir in Burnet, Lampasas, Llano and San Saba counties comprises all impounded waters of the Colorado River from Lake Buchanan dam upstream to the U.S. Highway 190 bridge.(2) Caddo Lake in Marion and Harrison counties comprises all impounded waters of Big Cypress Bayou from the Texas-Louisiana border upstream to the State Highway 43 bridge.(3) Canyon Reservoir in Comal County comprises all impounded waters of the Guadalupe River from the Canyon dam upstream to the U.S. Highway 281 bridge.(4) Choke Canyon Reservoir in Live Oak and McMullen counties comprises all impounded waters of the Frio River from the Choke Canyon Dam upstream to the State Highway 16 bridge, including all waters of San Miguel Creek downstream from the State Highway 16 bridge.(5) Cooper Lake in Delta and Hopkins counties comprises all waters within the Corps of Engineers lands on Cooper Lake upstream from State Highway 19/154 and downstream from F.M. Road 71.(6) Falcon International Reservoir in Starr and Zapata counties comprises all impounded waters of the Rio Grande from the Falcon Dam upstream to the Zapata/Webb County line.(7) Inks Lake in Burnet and Llano counties comprises all impounded waters of the Colorado River from the Roy Inks dam (Inks Lake dam) upstream to the Lake Buchanan dam.(8) Lake Conroe in Montgomery and Walker counties comprises all impounded waters of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River from the Lake Conroe dam upstream to F.M. Road 1791 bridge.(9) Lake Georgetown in Williamson County comprises all impounded waters of the North Fork of the San Gabriel River from the Lake Georgetown dam upstream to U.S. Highway 183 bridge.(10) Lake Limestone in Leon, Limestone, and Robertson counties comprises all impounded waters of the Navasota River from the Lake Limestone dam upstream to the Fort Parker State Park Lake dam.(11) Lake Livingston in Leon, Houston, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Walker counties comprises all impounded waters of the Trinity River from the Lake Livingston dam upstream to the lock and dam near State Highway 7.(12) Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in Burnet and Llano counties comprises all impounded waters of the Colorado River from the Alvin Wirtz Dam (Lake Lyndon B. Johnson dam) upstream to the Roy Inks dam (Inks Lake dam) including the Llano River upstream to the State Highway 16 bridge and Sandy Creek upstream to the State Highway 71 bridge.(13) Lake Marble Falls in Burnet County comprises all impounded waters of the Colorado River from the Max Starcke dam (Lake Marble Falls dam) upstream to the Alvin Wirtz dam (Lake Lyndon B. Johnson dam).(14) Lake Murvaul in Panola County comprises all impounded waters of Murvaul Creek Bayou upstream from the Lake Murvaul dam and Murvaul Creek Bayou downstream from the dam to the Farm to Market Road 1970 bridge.(15) Lake O'the Pines in Camp, Marion, Morris, and Upshur Counties comprises all impounded waters of Big Cypress Creek from Ferrell's Bridge dam (the Lake O'the Pines dam) upstream to the U.S. Highway 259 bridge.(16) Lake Palestine in Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Smith, and Van Zandt counties comprises all impounded waters of the Neches River from the Blackburn Crossing dam (the Lake Palestine dam) upstream to F.M. Road 279 bridge including Kickapoo and Flat Creeks in Henderson County.(17) Lake Pat Mayse in Lamar County comprises all impounded waters of Sanders Creek from Pat Mayse Lake Dam upstream to County Road 35610.(18) Lake Somerville in Burleson, Lee, Milam, and Washington Counties comprises all impounded waters of Yegua, East Yegua, and Middle Yegua Creeks upstream from the Lake Somerville dam.(19) Lake Texoma in Cooke and Grayson counties comprises all impounded waters of the Red River from the Denison Dam upstream to Sycamore Creek.(20) Lake Travis in Burnet and Travis Counties comprises all impounded waters of the Colorado River from the Mansfield dam (Lake Travis dam) upstream to the Max Starcke dam (Lake Marble Falls dam) including the Pedernales River upstream to the Hammetts Crossing-Hamilton Pool Road bridge.(21) O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Concho, Coleman, and Runnels counties comprises all impounded waters of the Colorado and Concho rivers from the S.W. Freese Dam upstream to: (A) the F.M. 129 bridge on the Colorado River; and(B) the confluence of Amos Creek and the Concho River.(22) Purtis Creek State Park Lake in Henderson and Van Zandt Counties comprises all waters within the Purtis Creek State Park boundaries.(23) Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Sabine, and San Augustine counties comprises all impounded waters of the Angelina River from the Sam Rayburn Dam upstream to the Union Pacific railroad bridge.(24) Toledo Bend Reservoir in Newton, Sabine, and Shelby counties comprises all impounded waters of the Sabine River from the Toledo Bend Reservoir Dam upstream to the Texas/Louisiana state line.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.974
The provisions of this §57.974 adopted to be effective June 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 5564; amended to be effective August 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 5363; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 29, July 17, 2015, TexReg 4697, eff. 9/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 27, July 8, 2022, TexReg 3975, eff. 9/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 27, July 7, 2023, TexReg 3690, eff. 7/11/2023