Lady Bird Lake
Lady Bird Lake is a river-like reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States. The City of Austin created the reservoir in 1960 as a cooling pond for a new city power plant.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Austin, Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Town Lake” and “Urba Lago”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Plaza Saltillo station and Texas State Cemetery.
Plaza Saltillo station
Railway station
Plaza Saltillo station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas.
Texas State Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.Downtown station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Cesar Chavez and Rainey Street Historic District.
Lady Bird Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.24906° or 30° 14′ 57″ north
Longitude
-97.73213° or 97° 43′ 56″ west
Elevation
430 feet (131 metres)
Open location code
862467X9+J4
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Lady Bird Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小鳥夫人湖”
- Dutch: “Lady Bird Lake”
- Esperanto: “Virina Birda Lago”
- French: “lac Lady Bird”
- French: “Lac Lady Bird”
- Hebrew: “אגם ליידי בירד”
- Italian: “Lady Bird Lake”
- Latin: “Lacus Avis Femineae”
- Persian: “دریاچه لیدی برد”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: East Cesar Chavez and South River City.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Festival Beach and Fiesta Gardens.
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