Lake Belton, Texas

The Lake Belton dam is decorated with vivid murals.


Completed in 1954 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Belton dams the Leon River and several smaller tributaries, mainly to help control flooding in the Brazos River basin. This section on Lake Belton is to help you decide which of the 13 Corps of Engineer parks to go to. There is a page for each park listed below. On the page for each park you will find directions on how to get to the park and what they offer.
Plenty of room on Lake Belton with 12,300 acres of water and a maximum depth of 124 feet, normally clean water with 4 to 6 foot visibility. Most of Lake Belton's shoreline is very steep, rocky habitat. Tall bluffs and long rocky points are most common, although sand and mud flats can be found up the Leon River and Cowhouse arms. The lake has little or no aquatic vegetation and I only saw timber on the upper arms.