Lake Buchanan is the largest of the first four Highland Lakes in Central Texas with a length of 30 miles and a width at the widest point of just under 5 miles and has a shoreline of 124 miles. When it was built, Buchanan Dam was considered to be the longest multiple-arch dam in the U.S. with a length of just over two miles.

Inks Lake was formed in 1938 when contruction on the Inks Dam was completed by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). With a length of 4.2 miles and a width of 3,000 feet, Inks Lake is the shortest of the first four lakes but is also one of the prettiest.

Lake LBJ is very popular for boating because of the normally constant level water. People living along the lake have permanent boat docks that do not have to rise and fall with lake levels like on most other lakes. A lot of the lake rental houses have boat docks and some of the resorts have boat docks for docking your boats. There are also marinas for docking your boats

Lake Marble Falls is the 4th lake in the Highland Lakes string of lakes on the Colorado River in the central Texas Hill Country. Lake Marble Falls is popular for boating, and waterskiing. It is 5.75 miles long and 1,080 feet wide in the widest area..

Starting at Austin, Lake Travis winds its way northwest through the central Texas Hill Country for over 60 miles. It is the longest of the 7 Highland Lakes and is very popular for boating. At the widest point the lake is 4.5 miles wide.

Lake Austin is the sixth lake down in the chain of Highland Lakes on the Colorado River in central Texas. The lake starts at the Mansfield Dam and ends at the Tom Miller Dam in the city of Austin.