Local favourite lake · Ector, Texas
Cotter Tanks
Cotter Tanks is a lake in Ector, Texas.
Cotter Tanks: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Cotter Tanks
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Cotter Tanks — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.81985, -102.75515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cotter Tanks
- Monahans Sandhills State Park · park · Ward · ~26 km · Must-see
- Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~34 km · Must-see
- Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library · museum · Ector · ~52 km · Must-see
- King Lake · lake · Ector · ~12 km
- Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Winkler · ~16 km
- Ector County High Point · viewpoint · Ector · ~18 km
- Ector County Discovery Well · fort · Ector · ~21 km
- Prarie Dog Lake · lake · Ector · ~32 km
- Northwest Lake · lake · Ector · ~33 km
- Meteor Crater Museum · museum · Ector · ~34 km
- Million Barrel Museum · museum · Ward · ~34 km
- Christ The King Catholic Church Sands Art Center · fort · Ward · ~35 km
- Church of Christ · church · Ward · ~35 km
- Apostolic Church · church · Ward · ~36 km
- James Lake · lake · Ector · ~36 km
- Moving Machine Lake · lake · Ector · ~37 km
- Odessa Stella · fort · Ector · ~38 km
- Historic Medallion Home · fort · Winkler · ~39 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cotter Tanks
- Imperial Dam · lake · Pecos · ~78 km · Must-see
- Red Bluff Reservoir · lake · Eddy · ~140 km · Must-see
- Red Bluff Reservoir · lake · Reeves · ~143 km · Must-see
- King Lake · lake · Ector · ~12 km
- Prarie Dog Lake · lake · Ector · ~32 km
- Northwest Lake · lake · Ector · ~33 km
- James Lake · lake · Ector · ~36 km
- Moving Machine Lake · lake · Ector · ~37 km
- Kammerer Tanks · lake · Lea · ~78 km
- Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Pecos · ~132 km
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Frequently asked
Is Cotter Tanks full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Cotter Tanks yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Cotter Tanks?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Cotter Tanks?
Nearby: Monahans Sandhills State Park (park, 26 km), Odessa Meteor Crater (viewpoint, 34 km), Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library (museum, 52 km), King Lake (lake, 12 km), Blue Mountain (viewpoint, 16 km), Ector County High Point (viewpoint, 18 km).