Kelly A F B Recreation Area

Places of Interest

Wirtz Dam

Dam

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Wirtz Dam was constructed from 1949 to 1951 to provide hydroelectric power and to form Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. Lake LBJ ‒ as it is more commonly referred to ‒ provides cooling water for the Lower Colorado River Authority's Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant along Horseshoe Bay.

Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant

Power station

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The Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant consists of dual natural gas fired turbines and a single steam turbine run by exhaust heat from the gas turbines in a combined cycle configuration that generates 540 megawatts of electricity. Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of Kelly A F B Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Cottonwood Shores

Village

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Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.

Horseshoe Bay

Town

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Horseshoe Bay is a city in Llano and Burnet counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Situated on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson and the south branch of the Colorado River, it is known in the region for its golf courses, hotel and resort, and water sports. Horseshoe Bay is situated 2 miles southwest of Kelly A F B Recreation Area.

Kelly A F B Recreation Area

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Localities in the Area

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