Lake Austin
Lake Austin, formerly Lake McDonald, is a water reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Lake McDonald”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Emma Long Metropolitan Park.
Emma Long Metropolitan Park
Park
Emma Long Metropolitan Park is a large municipal park in northwest Austin, Texas. The park is on the shores of Lake Austin and was originally called City Park. Emma Long Metropolitan Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lake Austin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marshall Ford and West Lake Hills.
Marshall Ford
Neighborhood
Marshall Ford is a small unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Marshall Ford is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lake Austin.
West Lake Hills
Village
West Lake Hills is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,444. It is a suburb west of central Austin. West Lake Hills is situated 5 miles southeast of Lake Austin.
Tarrytown
Neighborhood
Tarrytown is a neighborhood located west of Downtown Austin, Texas. The neighborhood is bordered by Lake Austin Boulevard on the south, Lake Austin on the west, West 35th Street on the north and Mopac Expressway on the east. Tarrytown is situated 6 miles southeast of Lake Austin.
Lake Austin
- Categories: tourist attraction and body of water
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Austin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Austin (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, Texas, Travis County)”
- Cebuano: “Lake Austin”
- Chinese: “奧斯汀湖”
- Dutch: “Lake Austin”
- Esperanto: “Austin”
- French: “lac Austin”
- French: “Lac Austin”
- French: “Lake Austin”
- German: “Lake Austin”
- German: “Tom-Miller-Damm”
- Italian: “lago Austin”
- Welsh: “Llyn Austin”
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