Highland Lakes (Texas)
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Highland Lakes (Texas) is a chain of six reservoirs along the Colorado River in Central Texas, known for recreation, water supply, and hydroelectric power.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chain of reservoirs
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | damming of the Colorado River (Texas) ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | reservoir-based freshwater ecosystem ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lower Colorado River Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drought management
ⓘ
electricity generation ⓘ regional water storage ⓘ support of tourism ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
dams
ⓘ
hydroelectric power plants ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Inks Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Marble Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hydroelectric power
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Lower Colorado River Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfReservoirs | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River basin (Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCounties |
Blanco County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burnet County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Llano County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Travis County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamson County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ flood control ⓘ hydroelectric generation ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
camping
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ water skiing ⓘ |
| river | Colorado River (Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Texas Hill Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor |
Austin metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Texas communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.