Longhorn Dam
Longhorn Dam is a dam crossing the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States, where it creates Lady Bird Lake. Completed in 1960, the dam was built by the City of Austin as the last in a chain of Colorado River dams in central Texas begun during the Great Depression.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 430 feet (131 metres)
- …is also known as “Town Lake Dam”
- …is operated by Austin Water
- …dates from 1960
- …stands 36 feet (11 metres) tall
- Description: dam in Travis County, Texas, United States of America
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Plaza Saltillo station and University of Texas Elementary School.
Plaza Saltillo station
Plaza Saltillo station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas.
1¼ miles northwest of Longhorn Dam
Plaza Saltillo
Plaza Saltillo is a bike rental.
1¼ miles northwest of Longhorn Dam
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cesar Chavez and East Riverside-Oltorf.
East Cesar Chavez
Neighborhood
East César Chávez, historically and originally named…
Rainey Street Historic District
The Rainey Street Historic District is a street…
1½ miles west of Longhorn Dam
Longhorn Dam
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Latitude
30.25035° or 30° 15′ 1″ north
Longitude
-97.71351° or 97° 42′ 49″ west
Open location code
8624772P+4H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Longhorn Dam” goes by many names.
Longhorn DamCebuano
سد القرون الطويلهEgyptian Arabic
diga di LonghornItalian
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