(or '''Lake LBJ''') is a
Reservoir on the
Colorado River in the
Texas Hill Country in the
United States . The reservoir was formed in 1950 by the construction of Granite Shoals Dam by the
Lower Colorado River Authority . The lake was originally called Lake Granite Shoals. The dam would be renamed
Wirtz Dam in 1952 for
Alvin J. Wirtz , the first general counsel of the LCRA, and the lake was renamed to Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 in honor of U.S. President
Lyndon Baines Johnson . Located near the towns of
Granite Shoals ,
Kingsland , Horseshoe Bay, Sunrise Beach and
Marble Falls , the lake is used as a venue for aquatic recreation and provides cooling water for the Thomas J. Ferguson
Power Plant operated by the LCRA. The boundary line separating
Burnet County and
Llano County runs down the center of the lake.
The other reservoirs on the
Colorado River are
Lake Buchanan ,
Inks Lake ,
Lake Marble Falls ,
Lake Travis ,
Lake Austin , and
Lady Bird Lake .
Lake LBJ has been stocked with several species of fish intended to improve the utility of the reservoir for recreational fishing. Fish present in Inks Lake include
Largemouth Bass ,
White Bass ,
Catfish , and
Crappie . Lake LBJ is one of the
Texas Highland Lakes infested with
Hydrilla , a non-native aquatic plant species.
Most of the property bordering Lake LBJ is privately owned. The Nightengale Archaeological Center at Kingsland is a unique educational park operated by the Lower Colorado River Authority that is adjacent to Lake LBJ. The popularity of Lake LBJ is largely due to its normally constant level water which provides ideal conditions for boating, water-skiing, jet-skiing and other water sports.
