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Camp Creek Recreation Area
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30º 34.00' 62

Upper
Lake Travis Contours* WIND WARNING
63 Wind warning strobe lights are placed at major public boat
60 681' - 640'
La

launch ramps throughout the Highland Lakes and are

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activated by 18-mile-per-hour winds. Flashing strobe lights

640' - 600'

Lake Travis
are visible from a mile away during daylight and from up to
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10 miles away at night. When strobe lights are flashing,
rbl

600' - 560'
boaters and lake residents should pay particular attention
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560' - 520' to lake weather conditions and seek shelter if necessary.

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Max Starcke Dam

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*Normal pool elevation 681 feet above
mean seal level (msl).

Lake Hazards
30º 33.00' Submerged Rocks or Stumps HOW TO USE THIS MAP EFFECTIVELY
59 1. Obtain the current mean sea level (msl) elevation
Shallow Areas (sandbars, may include for the lake on which you will be boating by visiting
30º 33.00' rocks and stumps)
the LCRA Web site at www.lcra.org or call the LCRA
650 Hazards Elevations
at (512) 473-3333 or 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 3333.
+ 2. The msl contour line on the map that most closely

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Turkey Bend Named Feature matches the current msl elevation of the lake

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represents the approximate current location of the

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Shaffer Bend Public Boat Ramp shoreline.
Recreation Area 670

660
1-800-776-5272 3. Navigate in safe waters by using the next lower msl
41 River Mileage Upstream From Dam contour line on the map. For example, if the current
660 650 elevation of Lake Travis is 669 feet msl, find the 670
67 660 52 feet msl contour line for the approximate location
USING THE GPS GRID 0
57 0 1,000 2,000 4,000 feet
of the shoreline, then find the 650 feet msl to provide
Superimposed on this map is a grid representing minutes This places us north of the 30º 56' parallel, and west of the 670
0 500 1,000 meters a minimum depth of 12 feet of water.
of latitude and longitude. Map users with a global 98º 28' meridian. The numbers to the right of the decimal Double Horn Creek 58 650
670
positioning system (GPS) receiver can use this grid to point on our GPS unit represent decimal minutes. For Navigating the Highland Lakes can be a challenge to even
660 670 30º 32.00' the most experienced boat operator. Varying lake levels

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2147 determine their position. Lines of longitude are labeled latitude, a decimal minute reading of 0.5 tells us we are 56
with negative numbers to indicate their position west of halfway between the 30º 56' parallel and the 30º 57'. (See combined with sandbars, shoals and islands can create
53 dangerous conditions for vessels of all sizes. In addition,
30º 32.00' the Prime Meridian of 0º that runs through Greenwich, dashed line approximating position.) In the case of
Central Texas weather conditions can change quickly and can vary from

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England. longitude, the decimal minute value of 0.25 indicates we
are approximately one-fourth of the distance between the Highland Lakes one area to another.

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To locate a position on the map using a GPS receiver, first
98º 28' meridian and the 98º 29'. (See dashed line.) Lake

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read the degrees and minutes displayed on the receiver. 183 Operating a boat safely on the Highland Lakes requires
Buchanan
Then find the corresponsing meridian (line of longitude) GPS CONVERSION proper preparation, good boat-handling skills and local
and parallel (line of latitude) on the map. In the example knowledge of lake conditions. The LCRA recommends

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For ease of use, if your GPS unit displays coordinates in Burnet
that boat operators unfamiliar with the Highland Lakes
shown below, our GPS unit is reading: 650
degrees, minutes, and seconds, e.g., 30º 55' 45", the seconds 54 51 Inks
29
take a trip or two with a skipper who is experienced at
N30º 56.50' will need to be converted to decimal minutes. 670 Lake
boating on the lake they plan to navigate.
55
W98º 28.25' To convert seconds to decimal minutes, divide the number 281
Lake Novice boaters are strongly encouraged to take a Boater
of seconds by 60. This will result in a decimal figure. In the

To A
Marble Education Course!
Approximate 98º 28.25' line

above example, 45 seconds was divided by 60 to arrive at Lake Marble

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Falls Falls
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0.75 minutes. Narrows Recreation Area LCRA Boater Education Classes ..........1-800-776-5272
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1-800-776-5272 Lake Ext. 3286

45 ÷ 60 = 0.75 650 630 Travis
30º 57.00' 30º 31.00' Texas Parks and Wildlife
In this example, a decimal minute value of 0.75 indicates 50
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Boater Education Classes . . . . . . . . . 1-800-792-1112
To San
a position three fourths the distance, or 75 percent, from Antonio
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30º 31.00' Approximate 30º 56.50' line the 30º 55' line to the 30º 56' line. To
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Please note: The LCRA uses a conic projection as its mapping standard.
Map location Because of this, the GPS grid on this map appears to be rotated slightly
30º 56.00' counterclockwise. This occurs because the location is east of the
using GPS reading projection’s central meridian. Note how much closer the meridians
411 410
are to each other than the parallels are. This is a relatively accurate
reflection of actual distance between these lines. The coordinates

-98º 6.00'

-98º 5.00'

-98º 4.00'

-98º 3.00'
shown are based on the GRS 80 spheroid (NAD83 Datum).

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Turkey Bend Recreation Area

-98º 15.00'

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Lake Marble Falls
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Inset Map
MARBLE 30º 29.00'
FALLS

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Lakeside Park
Johnson Park
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Grelle Recreation Area
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Lake Marble Falls Contours* 41

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Starcke Dam 610
738' - 700'
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Lake less than 700' 730 660

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LBJ *Normal pool elevation 738 feet above 3
mean seal level (msl).
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30º 33.00' YN
Lake Hazards IE
30º 33.00' FL
AT
Shallow Areas (sandbars, may
include rocks and stumps) RO Carpenter Bend
AD

-98º 4.00'
Starcke Dam Named Feature 39
30º 27.00'
Public Boat Ramp
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-98º 5.00'
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