Marine construction on Lake Fork.
Lake Fork is a roughly 27,000-acre lake on Lake Fork Creek, a Sabine River tributary spanning Wood, Rains, and Hopkins counties, serving the Quitman, Alba, and Emory area.
Full-scope waterfront work on Lake Fork.
Custom Boathouses
Entertainment-grade boathouses on Lake Fork — open-gable cooling, lifts, lighting, and storm-rated substructures.
Docks & Piers
Fixed, floating, and swim piers sized to the lake's real operating range.
Bulkheads & Retaining Walls
Shoreline retention on Lake Fork: galvanized steel, vinyl, FRP composite, and heavy timber — matched to the soil and exposure.
Precision Dredging
Boat slip, shoreline, and access-channel dredging — material pumped for backfill reuse instead of hauled off by truck.
Before you build on Lake Fork.
Do I need a permit from the Sabine River Authority of Texas?
Almost always, yes — dock, bulkhead, and dredging work on Lake Fork runs through the Sabine River Authority of Texas's shoreline program. Shore Tech prepares and manages that application as part of the project.
How do changing water levels on Lake Fork affect a project?
Water-supply reservoirs move with rainfall and demand. We check the lake's historic range and design the structure — and the construction schedule — around it.
Does Shore Tech build on Lake Fork?
Yes — Lake Fork sits inside Shore Tech's core service area, within roughly 120 miles of our Huntsville base. We build here regularly.
More lakes in this region.
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
The largest reservoir wholly inside Texas — big water, big structures.
Toledo Bend Reservoir
The South's largest man-made lake, on both sides of the state line.
Lake Palestine
Tyler's big water — long coves and serious residential shoreline.
Lake Nacogdoches
City lake with tucked-away residential waterfront.
Planning a project on Lake Fork?
Tell Dave about the shoreline, the water depth, and what you want the finished waterfront to do.