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Crescent Lake

Madisonville, Texas — Madison County.

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12Surface acres

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 115407037).

Nearest airports

The closest airport with scheduled passenger flights to Crescent Lake, plus larger airports within about 150 miles:

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Airports with scheduled airline service from OurAirports (large and medium airports); larger airports are FAA large, medium and small hubs by FAA CY2025 enplanements ("major airport" = FAA large hub). Distances are straight-line from the lake's center, not driving distance; road routes are longer.

Location & fast facts

Where Crescent Lake is in Texas

The red circle marks Crescent Lake.

Fast facts

About Crescent Lake

  • County: Madison
  • City or town on the shore: Madisonville
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 83 mi from Waco and 89 mi from Houston, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Texas: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in Texas

Official TPWD pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

    Watch for

    • Non-native/invasive species. Whorled hydrilla recorded. Clean, drain and dry your boat and gear.

    Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

    Lake map

    Crescent Lake shoreline

    0.05 mileN

    No public access sites are listed for this water in the OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates) data.

    Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 115407037), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

    Conditions right now

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    Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (30.9632, -95.9201). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Crescent Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

    Sun, moon & best fishing times

    Sun & moon at Crescent Lake

    Best fishing times

    Major periodMinor periodDaylight

      Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Chicago), and accurate to within a few minutes.

      Non-native/invasive species

      Reported on or near Crescent Lake

      Clean, Drain, Dry. In Texas the law requires draining water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh water, and possessing or moving zebra mussels is illegal. TPWD rules.

      USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

      USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

      Contact & official info

      Questions about Crescent Lake

      How big is Crescent Lake?

      Crescent Lake covers about 12 acres in Madisonville, Texas (Madison County).

      What towns are on Crescent Lake?

      Crescent Lake touches Madisonville in Madison County, Texas.

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