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Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States. It is named in honor of William B. Travis. [1] Serving principally as a flood-control reservoir, Lake Travis' historical minimum to maximum water height change is nearly 100 feet. [2] Following the 2018 Llano River flood, Lake Travis saw a 20-foot depth ...
Lago Vista, Texas ("Lake View" in English) is a lakeside community located on the northern shores of Lake Travis. The city is located within Travis County, Texas, United States, and is less than 20 miles from downtown Austin. Much of Lago Vista is located on a peninsula that extends across 15.52 square miles of Texas Hill Country.
The river is an important source of water for farming, cities, and electrical power production. Major man-made reservoirs on the river include Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Town Lake now called Lady Bird Lake in Austin. Collectively, these lakes are known as the Highland Lakes.
Lake Austin is a part of Texas' Colorado River; it begins below Mansfield Dam and is principally fed by the outflow of Lake Travis. The lake meanders generally from northwest to southeast, with few significant tributaries; the largest are Bull Creek, entering from the north near where Loop 360 spans the lake at the Pennybacker Bridge, and Bee ...
Lakeway is located 16 miles (26 km) west of Austin.. Hurst Creek runs directly through Lakeway and empties into Lake Travis, directly north of Lakeway.. According to Lakeway's GIS Analyst, the city has a total area of 13.37 square miles (21.51 km), of which 13.07 square miles (15.0 km 2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km 2) (4.45%) is water.
Mount Bonnell / b ə ˈ n ɛ l /, also known as Covert Park, is a prominent point alongside the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. It has been a popular tourist destination since the 1850s. [1] [2] The mount provides a vista for viewing the city of Austin, Lake Austin, and the surrounding hills. [3]
Spicewood is an unincorporated community in Travis County and partially in Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Texas Almanac, the community had an estimated population of 2,000 in 2000. [2] But in the 2011 census, the community had a population of 7,666. The community also extends towards Travis County off Highway 71.
Hippie Hollow Park (originally known as McGregor County Park) is a park located on the shore of Lake Travis in northwest Austin. It is the only legally recognized clothing-optional public park in the State of Texas. [2] Though the land is owned by the Lower Colorado River Authority, it is leased to Travis County, whose Parks Department has ...