Lady Bird Lake is a cultural feature (reservoir) in Travis County. The primary coordinates for Lady Bird Lake places it within the TX 78741 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Lady Bird Lake |
Category: | Texas physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Reservoir |
Description: | Located on the Colorado River in downtown Austin. 416 acres in size. |
History: | Formed in 1960 by the construction of Longhorn Dam. Renamed on July 26, 2007 by the Austin City Council to Lady Bird Lake, in honor of Lady Bird Johnson (1912-2007), First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. The name change was made official for Federal use on March 14, 2013. |
County: | Travis County |
Latitude: | 30.2490573 |
Longitude: | -97.7321314 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lady Bird Lake: Lady Bird Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Lady Bird Lake does not include property ownership information.
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