The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States and the longest river with both its source and its mouth within Texas.
Colorado River in Austin as seen from Mount Bonnell
Oblique air photo of the Colorado River where it crosses from Colorado County into Wharton County near Nada.
Pennybacker Bridge crossing the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River
The Colorado River 5 mi (8 km) from its source along the Caprock Escarpment, the border of Dawson and Borden County.
Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,033.
Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas. Marble Falls was founded by Adam Rankin Johnson in 1887, a former Indian fighter and Confederate general.
Hill view of Marble Falls, 2007
Max Starke Dam