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Consumption Advisories, Possession Bans, Rescinded Orders, and FAQs about Bodies of Water in Texas
Body of Water Counties Map Advisories Possession Ban Rescinded Advisories or Bans Risk Characterization FAQs
Alan Henry Reservoir Garza, Kent  Alan Henry Reservoir Map
(PDF, 180KB) 		Advisory 40
(PDF, 25KB) 		None None AlanHenryRC2008
(PDF, 774KB) 		Advisory 40 FAQs
(PDF, 55KB)
Arroyo Colorado Cameron, Hidalgo  Arroyo Colorado Map
(PDF, 1MB) 		Advisory 54
(PDF, 436KB) 		None Advisory 34
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory 19
(PDF, 28KB)

Advisory 6
(PDF, 28KB)

Advisory 5
(PDF, 33KB) 		Arroyo Colorado 2013
(PDF, 3.4MB) 		None
B.A. Steinhagen Reservoir Jasper, Tyler B A Steinhagen Reservoir Map
(PDF, 329KB) 		Advisory 51
(PDF, 54KB) 		None Advisory 12
(PDF, 36KB) 		B A Steinhagen Reservoir 2010
(PDF, 1.1MB)

Neches River Basin Risk Assessment Summary 2007–2011
(PDF, 2.5MB) 		None
Big Cypress Creek Harrison, Marion Big Cypress Creek and Caddo Lake Map
(PDF, 579KB) 		Advisory 12
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None Big Cypress Creek 1995
(PDF, 45KB)

East Texas Lakes 1995
(PDF, 38KB)

None
Brandy Branch Reservoir Harrison None None None Advisory 27
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory 4
(PDF, 28KB) 		Brandy Branch 2003
(PDF, 571KB) 		None
Brazos River Brazoria None None None Advisory 15
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory 1
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None
Caddo Lake Harrison, Marion Big Cypress Creek and Caddo Lake Map
(PDF, 579KB) 		Advisory 12
(PDF, 36KB) 		None Advisory 11
(PDF, 36KB) 		Caddo Lake 2005
(PDF, 797KB) 		Advisory 12 FAQs
(PDF, 125KB)
Canyon Lake Comal Canyon Lake Map
(PDF, 290KB) 		Advisory 30
(PDF, 28KB) 		None None Canyon Lake 2005
(PDF, 1.2MB) 		None
Clear Creek

Brazoria,Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris

 Clear Creek Map
(PDF, 1MB) 		Advisory 37
(PDF, 25KB) 		None Advisory 21
(PDF, 15KB)

Advisory 7
(PDF, 28KB) 		Clear Creek 2007
(PDF, 1.2MB) 		Advisory 37 FAQs
(PDF, 62KB)
Clear Lake Panola Clear Lake Map
(PDF, 290KB) 		Advisory 31
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None Clear Lake 2005
(PDF, 578KB) 		Advisory 31 FAQs
(PDF, 27KB)
Como, Lake Tarrant Como Lake Map
(PDF, 564KB) 		Advisory 57
(PDF, 33KB) 		None AL-15
(PDF, 36KB)

AL-10
(PDF, 36KB) 		Como Lake 2015
(PDF, 1MB) 		None
Cox Bay Calhoun  None None None AL-13
(PDF, 36KB)

AL-1
(PDF, 72KB) 		None None
Daingerfield Lake Morris Daingerfield Lake Map
(PDF, 579KB) 		Advisory 22
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None Daingerfield Lake 2000
(PDF, 290KB) 		None
Donna Irrigation System Hidalgo  Donna Irrigation System Map
(PDF, 579KB) 		None AL-9
(PDF, 18KB) 		None Donna Irrigation System 2005
(PDF, 697KB) 		None
Echo Lake Tarrant Echo Lake Map
(PDF,799KB) 		Advisory 56
(PDF, 389KB) 		None AL-11
(PDF, 18KB) 		Echo Lake 2014
(PDF, 1.6MB) 		None
Ellison Creek Reservoir
Morris
Ellison Creek Reservoir Map 
(PDF, 579KB)
Advisory 58 
(PDF, 48KB)
None
Advisory 29 
(PDF, 28KB)
Ellison Creek Reservoir 2016
(PDF, 1.2MB) 
None
Fosdic Lake Tarrant Fosdic Lake Map
(PDF, 145KB) 		Advisory 33
(PDF, 71KB) 		None AL-16
(PDF, 72KB)

AL-10
(PDF, 36KB) 		Fosdic Lake 2014
(PDF, 1.1MB) 		None
Galveston Bay Estuary Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Harris Galveston Bay Estuary – Map 1
(PDF, 1,059KB)

Galveston Bay Estuary – Map 2
(PDF, 584KB) 		Advisory 55 Modification
(PDF, 57KB)

Advisory 50
(PDF, 50KB) 		None

Advisory 55
(PDF, 30KB)

Advisory 49
(PDF, 50KB)

Advisory 52
(PDF, 323KB)

Advisory 35
(PDF, 31KB)

Advisory 28
(PDF, 133KB)

Advisory 20
(PDF, 97KB)

Advisory 3
(PDF, 30KB)

Houston Ship Channel 2013
(PDF, 4.3MB) 		Advisories 49 and 50 FAQs
(PDF, 28KB)
Gulf of Mexico Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Willacy Gulf of Mexico
(PDF, 168KB) 		Advisory 48
(PDF, 44KB) 		None Advisory 52
(PDF, 323KB)

Advisory 47
(PDF, 135KB)

Advisory 14
(PDF, 112KB)

Northwestern Gulf of Mexico 2012
(PDF, 839KB) 		Advisory 48 FAQs
(PDF, 90KB)
Hills Lake Panola Hills Lake Map
(PDF, 283KB) 		Advisory 32
(PDF, 28KB) 		None None Hills Lake 2005
(PDF, 451KB) 		Advisory 32 FAQs
(PDF, 31KB)
Isabell, Lake Harris Isabell, Lake Map
(PDF, 315KB) 		Advisory 38
(PDF, 34KB) 		None None Lake Isabell 2007
(PDF, 1.2MB) 		Advisory 38 FAQs
(PDF, 62KB)
Kimball Lake Hardin, Tyler Kimball Lake Map
(PDF, 290KB) 		Advisory 16
(PDF, 28KB) 		None None Kimball Lake 1998
(PDF, 583KB) 		None
Lavaca Bay Calhoun Lavaca Bay Map
(PDF, 1.1MB) 		None AL-13
(PDF, 36KB) 		AL-1
(PDF, 71KB) 		Lavaca Bay 2012
(PDF, 2.7MB) 		None
Livingston, Lake Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker Lake Livingston Map
(PDF, 402KB) 		Advisory 53
(PDF, 456KB) 		None None Lake Livingston 2015
(PDF, 2.7MB) 		Advisory 53 FAQs (PDF, 532KB)
Leon Creek Bexar Leon Creek Map
(PDF, 605KB) 		Advisory 42
(PDF, 17KB) 		None Advisory 26
(PDF, 123KB) 		Leon Creek 2007
(PDF, 583KB) 		Advisory 42 FAQs
(PDF, 60KB)
Madisonville, Lake Madison Madisonville, Lake Map
(PDF, 145KB) 		Advisory 36
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None Lake Madisonville 2006–2007
(PDF, 579KB) 		Advisory 36 FAQs
(PDF, 62KB)
Martin Creek Reservoir Panola, Rusk None None None Advisory 27
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory 4
(PDF, 28KB) 		Martin Creek 2002
(PDF, 877KB) 		None
Meredith Lake Hutchinson, Moore, Potter Meredith Lake Map
(PDF, 579KB) 		Advisory 24
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None Meredith Lake 2000
(PDF, 290KB) 		None
Mountain Creek Lake Dallas Mountain Creek Map
(PDF, 1.4 MB) 		Advisory 59
(PDF, 40KB)		 None

Advisory 44
(PDF, 24KB)

AL-18
(PDF, 19KB)

AL-12
(PDF, 54KB)

Mountain Creek 2016
(PDF, 1MB) 		None
Neches River Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Polk, Trinity, Tyler Neches River Map
(PDF, 596KB) 		Advisory 51
(PDF, 54KB) 		None Advisory 2
(PDF, 29KB)

Advisory 13
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory 41
(PDF, 29KB) 		Neches River Basin 2007–2011
(PDF, 2.5MB) 		Advisory 51 FAQs
(PDF, 101KB)
Pruitt Lake-Black Cypress Bayou Cass Pruitt Lake-Black Cypress Bayou Map
(PDF, 1.2MB) 		Advisory 16
(PDF, 28KB) 		None None Pruitt Lake-Black Cypress Bayou 1998
(PDF, 579KB) 		None
Ratcliff Houston Ratcliff Lake Map
(PDF, 290KB) 		Advisory 23
(PDF, 28KB) 		None None Ratcliff 2000
(PDF, 290KB) 		None
Sabine Lake Jefferson, Orange Sabine Lake Map
(PDF, 704KB) 		Advisory 46
(PDF, 24KB) 		None None Sabine Lake 2010
(PDF, 1.1MB) 		Advisory 46 FAQs
(PDF, 60KB)
Sam Rayburn Reservoir Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine Sam Rayburn Reservoir Map
(PDF, 444KB) 		Advisory 51
(PDF, 36KB) 		None Advisory 12
(PDF, 36KB) 		Sam Rayburn 2011
(PDF, 1.9MB)

Neches River Basin 2007–2011
(PDF, 2.5MB) 		Advisory 51 FAQs
(PDF, 101KB)
Toledo Bend Newton, Panola, Sabine, Shelby Toledo Bend Map
(PDF, 390KB) 		Advisory 12
(PDF, 36KB) 		None None Toledo Bend 1995
(PDF, 290KB)

East Texas Lakes 1995
(PDF, 38KB) 		Advisory 12 FAQs
(PDF, 125KB)
Town Lake
"Lady Bird Lake"		 Travis None None None Advisory 17
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory-not numbered
(PDF, 36KB) 		Town Lake 1998
(PDF, 222KB) 		None
Trinity River Anderson, Dallas, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, Kaufman, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Navarro, Polk, San Jacinto, Tarrant, Trinity, Walker Advisory 53 Map
(PDF, 436KB)

Advisory 43 Map
(PDF, 1.9MB) 		Advisory 53
(PDF, 456KB)

Advisory 43
(PDF, 23KB) 		None Advisory 25
(PDF, 36KB)

AL-17
(PDF, 40KB)

AL-14
(PDF, 18KB)

AL-2
(PDF, 56KB) 		Trinity River 2015
(PDF, 7.6MB)

Trinity River 2010
(PDF, 1.1MB) 		Advisory 53 FAQs (PDF, 532KB)

Advisory 43 FAQs
(PDF, 114KB)
Village Creek Hardin Village Creek Map
(PDF, 269KB) 		Advisory 39
(PDF, 25KB) 		None None Village Creek 2007
(PDF, 909KB) 		Advisory 39 FAQs
(PDF, 55KB)
Welsh Reservoir Titus None None None Advisory 27
(PDF, 18KB)

Advisory 4
(PDF, 28KB) 		Welsh Reservoir 2003
(PDF, 455KB) 		None
Worth, Lake Tarrant Lake Worth Map
(PDF, 679KB) 		Advisory 60
(PDF, 58KB) 		None Advisory 45
(PDF, 18KB) 		Lake Worth 2016
(PDF, 1.6MB) 		None

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Last updated February 25, 2021