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Lakes Near Austin, Texas

80 counted Texas lakes sit within 60 miles of Austin - the largest is Lake Buchanan at 22,211 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Buchanan	Llano	56 mi	22,211 acres	132 ft
Lake Travis	Travis	20 mi	18,622 acres	190 ft
Canyon Lake	Comal	40 mi	8,308 acres	125 ft
Stillhouse Hollow Lake	Bell	53 mi	6,429 acres	107 ft
Lake LBJ	Burnet	45 mi	5,940.91 acres	-
Granger Lake	Williamson	39 mi	4,400 acres	50 ft
Lake Austin	Travis	8 mi	1,412.7 acres	-
Lake Georgetown	Williamson	28 mi	1,297 acres	85 ft
Walter E. Long Lake	Travis	9 mi	1,218.72 acres	-
Lake Bastrop	Bastrop	29 mi	906 acres	60 ft
Alcoa Lake	Milam	46 mi	898.23 acres	-
Lake Marble Falls	Burnet	39 mi	611 acres	60 ft
Lady Bird Lake	Travis	0 mi	468 acres	18 ft
Lake Gonzales	Gonzales	53 mi	232.28 acres	-
Wood Lake	Gonzales	57 mi	229 acres	17 ft
Lake McQueeney	Guadalupe	49 mi	215.23 acres	-
Lake Placid	Guadalupe	52 mi	198 acres	40 ft
Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir	Lee	54 mi	125.33 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 34 Reservoir	Caldwell	28 mi	122.56 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 13 Reservoir	Hays	33 mi	121.82 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir	Fayette	60 mi	108.97 acres	-
Salt Lake	Guadalupe	44 mi	103.04 acres	-
Shipp Lake	Bastrop	42 mi	97.85 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir	Hays	16 mi	86.98 acres	-
Stagners Lake	Bastrop	42 mi	80.8 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir	Williamson	20 mi	79.57 acres	-
Footprints Lake	Lee	49 mi	72.4 acres	-
Brockstein Lake	Bastrop	35 mi	69.44 acres	-
Balcar Lake	Burleson	58 mi	65.48 acres	-
Double D Ranch Lake	Bastrop	38 mi	64.49 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir	Hays	37 mi	58.56 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir	Guadalupe	37 mi	58.32 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir	Hays	19 mi	57.58 acres	-
Blanco City Lake Number 1	Blanco	43 mi	52.63 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir	Guadalupe	40 mi	49.17 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 28 Reservoir	Caldwell	32 mi	49.17 acres	-
Lake Will Wilson	Williamson	17 mi	48.19 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir	Williamson	20 mi	47.69 acres	-
Droemer Lake	Bastrop	38 mi	43.98 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir	Hays	14 mi	43.98 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir	Caldwell	22 mi	41.51 acres	-
Site Number Eighteen	Caldwell	20 mi	40.77 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 37 Reservoir	Caldwell	34 mi	40.77 acres	-
Winkenwerder Lake	Gonzales	55 mi	40.77 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 16 Reservoir	Williamson	22 mi	38.8 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir	Bell	46 mi	38.8 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 16 Reservoir	Hays	18 mi	38.3 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 25 Reservoir	Williamson	26 mi	38.3 acres	-
Zalmanek Lake	Milam	60 mi	36.57 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 17 Reservoir	Williamson	34 mi	36.32 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir	Comal	39 mi	36.08 acres	-
Cooper Lake	Caldwell	28 mi	35.83 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir	Hays	19 mi	35.83 acres	-
Glaser Lake Number 1	Milam	55 mi	34.84 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir	Williamson	24 mi	34.59 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 26 Reservoir	Caldwell	29 mi	34.35 acres	-
Mustang Lake	Blanco	37 mi	33.85 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 27 Reservoir	Caldwell	32 mi	33.85 acres	-
Clear Springs Lake	Bastrop	20 mi	33.36 acres	-
Soil Conservation Service Site 6 Reservoir	Bell	47 mi	33.36 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 80 counted lakes within 60 miles of Austin.

Sources: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lake data; lake coordinates from the TPWD. Verified October 30, 2026.