Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (more commonly referred to as Lake LBJ and originally named Lake Granite Shoals) 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 the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). The Colorado River and the Llano River meet in the northern portion of the lake at Kingsland.
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Lake Lyndon B. Johnson | |
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Location | Texas Hill Country Burnet County Llano County |
Coordinates | 30°33′20″N 98°20′16″W |
Lake type | Hydroelectric reservoir |
Primary inflows | Colorado River Llano River |
Primary outflows | Colorado River |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 6,534 acres (2,644 ha) |
Max. depth | 90 ft (27 m) |
Surface elevation | 825 ft (251 m) |
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