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2016 Map of Lake Buchanan

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Lake Buchanan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Lake Buchanan dominates this Central Texas landscape, where the Colorado River is harnessed at Buchanan Dam. The map documents the residential and recreational development along the eastern and western shores, including established communities like Buchanan Lake Village and Cedar Point. To the west, the settlement of Bluffton sits near the intersection of Ranch Rd 2241 and Co Rd 261, surrounded by a network of creek drainages such as Redrock Cr and N Coggins Cr.

The rugged eastern shoreline is marked by distinctive features like Rocky Point and White Bluff, while Garret Island sits prominently within the reservoir's waters. The boundary between Burnet and Llano Counties follows the original river channel through the heart of the lake. Further south, the map captures the transition to Inks Lake and the small settlement of Black Rock, illustrating the continued engineering of the Colorado River system for water management and local settlement.