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Lake Buchanan was the first of the Texas Highland Lakes to be formed, and with 22,333 acres (34.9 sq mi; 90.4 km 2) of surface water, it is also the largest. The surface of the lake includes area in both Burnet and Llano Counties. The lake is west of the city of Burnet, Texas. The other reservoirs on the Colorado River are Inks Lake, Lake LBJ ...
The Buchanan Dam (/ bəˈkænən / [2][3]) is a multiple arch dam located on the Colorado River of Texas. The dam forms Lake Buchanan and was the first dam to be completed in the chain of Texas Highland Lakes. The dam is used for generating hydroelectric power and for flood control and is located about 12 miles (19 km) west of Burnet, Texas.
Texas Highland Lakes. Coordinates: 30.5678°N 98.3827°W. Lake Buchanan, the largest of the Texas Highland Lakes. The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. [1] The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
It extends north along Lake Buchanan as far as Bluffton. Texas State Highway 29 passes through the southern part of the CDP, crossing the Colorado River just south of the Buchanan Dam. Highway 29 leads east 13 miles (21 km) to Burnet and west 16 miles (26 km) to Llano. State Highway 261 leads north from Highway 29 up the west side of Lake ...
0 cu ft/s (0 m 3 /s) • maximum. 84,100 cu ft/s (2,380 m 3 /s) The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river [5] in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States [5] and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas. [6]
Bluffton is located at the intersection of RM 2241 and Texas State Highway 261 near the western shore of Lake Buchanan, [3] approximately twelve miles northeast of Llano. [4] Bluffton has a post office, with the ZIP code 78607. [5] Public education in the community of Bluffton is provided by the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District.
UTC-5 (CDT) Area code (s) 512 & 737. GNIS feature ID. 2034949 [1] Silver Creek Village is an unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 250 in 2000.
Added to NRHP. October 10, 1996. State Highway 29 Bridge at the Colorado River is located in both Burnet and Llano counties in the U.S. state of Texas, between Buchanan Dam and Inks Lake . It is also known as Inks Lake Bridge, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in both counties on October 10, 1996. [2]