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Marine Creek Reservoir

Fort Worth, Texas — Tarrant County.

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239Surface acres
40 ftMax depth
1958Impounded
5.6 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 131640783); max depth from TPWD; TPWD lists 250 surface acres.

Location & fast facts

Where Marine Creek Reservoir is in Texas

The red circle marks Marine Creek Reservoir.

Fast facts

About Marine Creek Reservoir

  • County: Tarrant
  • City or town on the shore: Fort Worth
  • Location (TPWD): in northwest Fort Worth on Marine Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River
  • Impounded: 1958 (TPWD)
  • Controlling authority: Tarrant Regional Water District · (817) 237-8585
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 6 mi from Fort Worth and 35 mi from Dallas, 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.

Lake map

Marine Creek Reservoir shoreline

½ 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 trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 131640783), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

5.6 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 100%Of the shoreline
YesLoops the whole lake

OpenStreetMap shows about 5.6 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Marine Creek Reservoir shoreline. Together the trails go all or nearly all the way around Marine Creek Reservoir, staying close to the water.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 8, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Marine Creek Reservoir

We found 39 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Marine Creek Reservoir. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

14 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Texas

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (32.8307, -97.3979). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Marine Creek Reservoir. 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 Marine Creek Reservoir

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.

    Fish you can catch

    Largemouth bass ★Spotted bassChannel catfish ★White crappieSunfishes

    ★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). Predominant species from the TPWD Lake Finder.

    TPWD Lake Finder: Marine Creek Lake

    Fishing outlook & regulations

    SpeciesTPWD rating
    Largemouth bassGood
    Spotted bassGood
    CatfishFair
    CrappieGood
    SunfishGood

    Regulations (TPWD): This reservoir has special regulations on some fishes. See bag and size limits for this lake.

    Aquatic vegetation (TPWD): Shoreline emergent plants

    Water-level fluctuation: 1-2 feet

    Normal clarity: Clear

    TPWD Lake Finder page · Lake records · Latest survey report

    Ratings are TPWD's own Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent scale. Statewide rules: TPWD Outdoor Annual, fishing. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Stocking history

    TPWD has 18 stocking records for Marine Creek Reservoir from 1977 to 2025. The table shows 2021–2025.

    YearSpeciesFishSize
    2025Bass, ShareLunker largemouth512Fingerling
    2024Catfish, Channel50Adult
    2023Catfish, Channel172Fingerling
    2021Catfish, Channel2,880Fingerling

    TPWD stocking history for Marine Creek Lake

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Marine Creek Reservoir

    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

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