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A common questions from many of my clients is, “What is the difference between the area lakes?” and “Which one is the biggest?” and “How long are they?”. Thanks to the new tools onwww.googlemaps.com I am now able to find out exactly how long each lake is. Take a look at the map at the bottom of this post… All of these lakes are wide enough to Waterski/Wakeboard on, jet ski, fish, or just to cruise the lake in your boat. The typical length of a boat on these lakes is around 21.5’ with some larger (typically under 25’) and some smaller.
Lake Dunlap is 7.1 Miles long of usable/boatable lake using Google Maps. This lake at is widest is close to 900’ wide (about the width of 3 football fields. The Guadalupe Blanco River Authority (www.gbra.org) lists this lake as 410 acres with a capacity of 5900 acre-feet. An acre foot is defined by the volume of one acre of surface area to a depth of one foot (43560 Cubic Feet).
Lake McQueeney is 7.15 Miles long of usable/boatable lake if you consider driving around Treasure Island. GBRA lists this lake as 400 acres with a storage capacity of 5050 acre feet. One of the attractions to Lake McQueeney is its wide area at the bottom of the lake that measures as wide as 2700’.
Lake Placid is 4.9 miles long of usable/boatable lake. This lake has quite a few wide straightaways and the widest of them are about 464’ wide. GBRA list this lake as 248 acres with a capacity of 2,624 acre-feet.
Meadow Lake is 3.82 miles long of usable/boatable lake. This lake is narrower than the other lakes listed above but still has plenty of room for boating, water skiing/wakeboarding, jet skiing, and fishing. This lake has historically been a fisherman’s lake but it is starting to change with the popularity of jet skiing and waterskiing and wakeboarding. The widest part of this lake is about 450’ wide. GBRA list this lake as 153 acres with a storage capacity of 1,550 acre-feet.
Zoom in to the different Lakes and click on the blue lines for more information.
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