Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lake Lyndon B. Johnson is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country about 45 miles northwest of Austin. The reservoir was formed in 1950 by the construction of Granite Shoals Dam by
Lake LBJ at the intersection of Llano and Burnet counties in the Texas Hill Country.
Lake LBJ just east of Kingsland.
Aerial view of the Lake, looking north.
Texas Highland Lakes
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The Texas Highland Lakes are a chain of fresh water reservoirs in Central Texas formed by dams on the lower Colorado River. The Texas Colorado River winds southeast from West Texas to Matagorda Bay an
Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
…in honor of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In addition to his work to enact the Rural Electrification Act that formed the basis for building the Texas Highland Lakes, President Johnson owned a ranch on the lake (which was separate and apart from the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas). He and Mrs. Johnson entertained…
Lake Buchanan, the largest of the Texas Highland Lakes.
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