Lake Marble Falls

Lake Marble Falls is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. An exciting, annual attraction occurring in August is the Lake Marble Falls Lakefest when 250 MPH + boats race down the lake for 1/4 mi. (See Lakefest link at bottom of page) The reservoir was formed in 1951 by the construction of Max Starcke Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Originally named Marble Falls Dam, the dam was renamed in 196... more

Lake Marble Falls is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. An exciting, annual attraction occurring in August is the Lake Marble Falls Lakefest when 250 MPH + boats race down the lake for 1/4 mi. (See Lakefest link at bottom of page) The reservoir was formed in 1951 by the construction of Max 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, and at 611 acres (247 ha) it is the smallest. The other reservoirs on the Colorado River are Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Lady Bird Lake. Unlike some of its immediate neighbors in the Texas Highland Lakes reservoir system, Lake Marble Falls is not infested with... less