Lake Buchanan Boat Ramps

9 boat launches are mapped on Lake Buchanan in Llano County, Burnet County, Texas.

4 of these launches include facility details from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

Lake Buchanan facts

Surface area21,983 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 45 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 68.1 miles
Surface elevation1,020 ft above sea level
DamBuchanan Dam, completed 1937
Dam size146 ft high, 10,987 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesIrrigation, Other, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
Dam ownerLOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY (Local Government)
Normal storage992,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamColorado River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID TX00989). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Lake Buchanan water level & temperature

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