Cooper Lake (Jim L. Chapman), Texas

Cooper Lake, Texas
Facts & Features

Cooper Lake, 19,300 acres, is a young lake; embankment construction on the South Sulphur River began in 1986 and completed in 1991.

For more information, call US Army Corps of Engineers, the Reservoir Controlling Authority, (903) 945-2108.

Cooper Lake, Texas
Cooper Lake State Park

Situated in northeastern Texas, Cooper Lake State Park, occupying land owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the park consists of two units, Doctors Creek Unit, located in Delta County, and South Sulphur Unit, located in northern Hopkins County.

Cooper Lake, Texas
Public Access Points

A: Tira Boat Ramp
B: State Park, South Sulphur Unit
C: John's Creek
D: State Park, Doctor's Creek Unit
E: Tailrace

Area Attractions include Cooper Wildlife Management Area, the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site, Bonham State Park, and Lake Bob Sandlin State Park, Southwest Dairy Center in Sulphur Springs, and Texas A & M University in Commerce.

Cooper Lake, Texas
Fishing Guides

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Cooper Lake, Texas
Area Businesses

Cooper Lake Area Hotels Just South of Lake: Sulphur Springs Texas Hotels & Motels Just Southwest of Lake: Commerce Texas Hotels & Motels

Cooper Lake, Texas
Game Fish & Online Licenses

Note: Fishing is currently managed with statewide regulations. Special regulations govern the harvest of largemouth bass at Cooper Lake.

• Largemouth Bass. Minimum length limit=18 inches. Daily bag for all four species of Black Bass=5 bass in any combination.
• Catfish
• Crappie
• White & Hybrid Striped Bass
• Hawg Blawg - Big Ones that got away! Fun stories & fishing news.
• Fishing Licenses and Packages
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• Budweiser ShareLunker Program

Cooper Lake, Texas
Lake Map & Directions

On the Middle and South Forks of the Sulphur River, northwest of Sulphur Springs in Delta and Hopkins counties.

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Cooper Lake, Texas
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