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Lake Travis

208 m682 ft
Area
71 km²
Max depth
64 m
Tonight
61°FFair · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Lake Travis is a lake at 208 m above sea level in Texas, United States, 71 km² in area and 40.4 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
208 m
Length
40.4 km
Shoreline
448.3 km
Open the 3D view
Lake

Lake Travis in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline
448.3 km
3D map

Lake Travis 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 20 × 20 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Travis terrain and contours

10 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Travis elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Lake Travis weather

Tonight · Fair · 61°F (16°C) · Wind 0–5 mph SE

Lake Travis forecast for about 212 m.

  • Tonight61°–0–5 mph SE
  • Sat63°86°–0–10 mph SE
  • Sun58°82°–5–10 mph ESE
  • Mon61°81°8%0–5 mph ESE
  • Tue60°79°13%0–5 mph ESE
  • Wed62°82°4%0–5 mph ESE
  • Thu62°82°28%0–5 mph SE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:42 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Travis

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Travis, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Boat Trailer Parking

    0.5 km NNE · +2 more within 0.5 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    3.4 km NW

    +1 more within 4.6 km

All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Boat Trailer ParkingParking0.5 km NNE
Day ParkingParking0.5 km N
Day ParkingParking0.5 km N
Caravan site3.4 km NW
Covenant Canyon RV ParkCaravan site4.6 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 87% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
86.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
12.2%
Steep, 30–45°
1.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
1.0% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
222 m low point 147 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 68.0%Built-up 13.7%Water 9.8%Grassland 7.7%Bare rock / sparse 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 10 km; 3,238 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Northern Cardinal869
  • White-tailed Deer521
  • Texas Spiny Lizard513
  • Common Spotted Whiptail497
  • Green Anole496
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel439
Where it sits

Where Lake Travis sits

Region
Texas38United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Lake Travis downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-15)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia