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Lake Buchanan (/ bəˈkænən / [1][2]) was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi (3.2 km) in length, was completed in 1939. Lake Buchanan was the first of the Texas Highland Lakes to be ...
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 ...
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.
8 km (5.0 mi) Surface area. 117 km 2 (45 sq mi) [1] Lake Buchanan is a flat salt lake at Pentland in North Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 28 km long and 8 km wide at its widest point, with a surface area of about 117 km 2. It is part of the Thomson River catchment and part of the Desert Uplands bioregion. [1][2]
Area code. 325. GNIS feature ID. 2586913 [2] Buchanan Lake Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Llano County, Texas, United States. Its population was 692 as of the 2010 census. [1]
Barringer Hill is a drowned geological and mineralogical site in central Texas. It lies on the former west side of the Colorado River, beneath Lake Buchanan, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of the town of Llano. It consists of a pegmatite, lies near the eastern edge of the Central Mineral Region in the Texas Hill Country and is named for John ...