Lake Marble Falls

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Lake Marble Falls
Location	On the Colorado River, near the town of Marble Falls in Burnet County and Llano County, Texas, USA
Coordinates	30° 33.40'N, 98° 15.38'W.
Lake type	Hydroelectric reservoir
Surface area	611 acres (2.5 km²)
Max depth	60 ft (18 m)
Surface elevation	738 ft (225 m) above sea level

Lake Marble Falls is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1951 by the construction of Starcke Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Originally named Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 1962 for Max Starcke, the second general director of the LCRA. Located near the town of Marble Falls, the lake is used as a venue for aquatic recreation and for the purpose of generating hydroelectric power. It is the newest of the Texas Highland Lakes.

The other reservoirs on the Colorado River are Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Town Lake.

[edit] Fish and wildlife populations

Lake Marble Falls 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, catfish, and sunfish. Unlike some of its immediate neighbors in the Texas Highland Lakes reservoir system, Lake Marble Falls is not infested with hydrilla.

[edit] Recreational uses

Most of the property bordering Lake Marble Falls is privately owned. Fishing and boating are popular recreational activities, including the annual Lake Marble Falls Lakefest drag boat races.