Wirtz Power Plant
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.- Power station
- …is also known as “Granite Shoals Power Plant”
- …is operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority
- …dates from 1951
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant.
Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant
The Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant consists of dual… Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of Wirtz Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonwood Shores and Horseshoe Bay.
Cottonwood Shores
Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States.
Horseshoe Bay
Horseshoe Bay is a city in Llano and Burnet counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Horseshoe Bay is situated 2 miles southwest of Wirtz Power Plant.
Meadowlakes
Village
Meadowlakes is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. Meadowlakes is situated 2½ miles east of Wirtz Power Plant.
Wirtz Power Plant
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
30.55632° or 30° 33′ 23″ north
Longitude
-98.3383° or 98° 20′ 18″ west
Open location code
8623HM46+GM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cottonwood Shores Nature Preserve and Alvin Wirtz Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Wirtz Dam Unit 1 and Lake Lyndon B. Johnson near Marble Falls.
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