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Lake Travis
Hill Country lake living with big-city amenities.
Situated in the rolling hills of the Texas Hill Country, Lake Travis offers a charming lake lifestyle with big-city amenities. Situated about 15 miles northwest of Austin, Lake Travis is nearly 66 miles long, with a surface area of 18,930 acres (30 square miles) and a maximum depth of 210 feet.
Lake Travis was formed in 1942 and serves principally as a flood-control reservoir. Lake houses for sale on Lake Travis range from golf course homes to smaller weekend cabins to hilltop condos to luxurious estates.
A few of the popular waterfront communities on the lake are Briarcliff, Hudson Bend, Jonestown, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Spicewood, and Volente Village.
Lake Travis is part of Texas' lower Colorado River and the Texas Highland Lakes, a chain of seven lakes in Central Texas.
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