Lake Buchanan

Lake Buchanan: beaches, ramps and water level

The center of the lake is at 30.7518, -98.4187. It reaches roughly 131 feet at its deepest. Outflow feeds the Colorado River. It lies at roughly 1,017 feet of elevation.

Readings come from station 08148000 (LCRA Lk Buchanan nr Burnet, TX). The top of the dam sits at 1,025.0 ft. The last value stored here, 1,019.08 ft, is from 2026-09-09. That put the reservoir at 97% of its conservation capacity. Conservation capacity is 866,694 acre-feet. Full pool is 1,020.0 ft. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.

Where there is no marked beach, entry is usually from a boat ramp or an unimproved bank. No named swimming beach is mapped at Lake Buchanan in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Access is through whatever the operating agency provides on the ground, so check with them first.

Nearby water includes Inks Lake (Texas, 2 mi), Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas, 14 mi) and Lake Marble Falls (Texas, 17 mi). Texas has 118 lakes on this site in total.

No public sensor reports water temperature at Lake Buchanan, so the panel shows air temperature and wind. Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Swimming season in Texas runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates.