Texas

Highland Lakes lake region.

LakeStat models this Colorado River reservoir chain as a regional adapter for public water supply, flood control, and recreation context.

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Lakes7

Lake pages connected to this regional catalog entry.

Observed6

Regional pages with current observed source measurements.

MetricRegional lake status

Regional summary metric used by LakeStat directory modules.

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Water supply reservoirStale

Lake Buchanan

Lower Colorado River Authority

The upstream storage anchor for the Highland Lakes system.

May 15, 2026TWDB
Full97.6%
Level1,019.05 ft
Storage845,465 acre-ft
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Highland Lakes pass-through reservoirStale

Inks Lake

Lower Colorado River Authority

A compact constant-level lake below Buchanan.

May 15, 2026TWDB
Full96.2%
Level887.35 ft
Storage13,211 acre-ft
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Highland Lakes pass-through reservoirStale

Lake LBJ

Lower Colorado River Authority

A constant-level lake between Inks and Marble Falls.

May 15, 2026LCRA
FullNo feed
Level824.78 ft
StorageNo storage feed
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Flood-control and water supply reservoirStale

Lake Travis

Lower Colorado River Authority

Austin's most-watched variable-level reservoir.

May 15, 2026TWDB
Full73.9%
Level664.22 ft
Storage811,999 acre-ft
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Constant-level urban reservoirStale

Lake Austin

Lower Colorado River Authority / City of Austin

A constant-level lake through west Austin.

May 15, 2026TWDB
Full95.9%
Level492.07 ft
Storage22,988 acre-ft
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