Lake Travis
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.Aerial shot of Lake Travis.Serving principally as a flood-control reservoir, Lake Travis' historical minimum to maximum water height change is nearly 100 feet.Localities in the Area
Briarcliff
Village
Briarcliff is a village in Travis County, Texas, United States. Briarcliff is situated 4 km southeast of Lake Travis.
Lago Vista
Village
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Lago Vista, Texas is a lakeside community located on the northern shores of Lake Travis. Lago Vista is situated 8 km east of Lake Travis.
Spicewood
Village
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Spicewood is an unincorporated community in Travis County and partially in Burnet County, Texas, United States. Spicewood is situated 10 km northwest of Lake Travis.
Lake Travis
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Travis and Burnet counties in Texas, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.44034° or 30° 26' 25" northLongitude
-98.06464° or 98° 3' 53" westElevation
196 metres (643 feet)Open Location Code
8623CWRP+44GeoNames ID
4704872Wikidata ID
Q1625606Lake Travis Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 特拉維斯湖
- Dutch: Lake Travis
- Esperanto: Travis
- French: Lac Travis
- French: lac Travis
- German: Lake Travis
- Italian: lago Travis
- Welsh: Llyn Travis
- Lago Travis
In the Area
Lake Travis is situated close to the locality Edgewater Beach and the hamlet Point Venture.
Localities
- Southwest TravisLocality, 9 km south
- North Shore AcresLocality, 10 km east
- Lakeway
- South Jonestown HillsLocality, 13 km east
- Buffalo GapLocality, 13 km southeast
- The HillsVillage, 13 km southeast
Landmarks
- Pedernales RiverStream
- Pace Bend ParkPark, 3½ km east
- Wilson HollowValley, 3½ km west
- Cherry SpringSpring, 3½ km north
- Post Oak Bend CemeteryCemetery, 4½ km north
- Haynie Flat CemeteryCemetery, 4½ km northwest
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