SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIRSTORIESSwitch Lake
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir Stories
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Sam Rayburn covers about 114,500 acres
Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTPWD documents a 114,500-acre reservoir with an 80-foot maximum depth and major multi-species fishery.
Twenty-two maintained access areas ring Sam Rayburn
Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentTPWD documents 22 maintained access areas but warns some ramps may become unusable when the reservoir is low.
Sam Rayburn has a species-specific fish-consumption advisory
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department / Texas DSHSTexas guidance applies species- and population-specific meal limits across Sam Rayburn and connected Neches-system waters, and advises against consuming gar.