If you don’t want to get funny looks from people, you’ll say /buhk hăn uhn/ when in Texas.
Lake Buchanan is located in the Hill Country of Central Texas. Like most lakes in the state, it was artificially created as a water and hydroelectric power supply for the region. We visited Lake Buchanan during one of our road trips around Texas.
We stayed at the Canyon of the Eagles Resort, located on the mouth of Lake Buchanan and the Colorado River. It’s about a four-hour drive south of Dallas. The views of the lake down below were beautiful. Bald eagles nest in the area during the winter. Unfortunately, we did not see any but we enjoyed the magnificence of the flight of other big birds of prey.

We took a cruise around the lake. Our guide, a retired schoolteacher, told us the story of the lake and the dam, completed in 1939. She even taught us the correct pronunciation of Burnet, a nearby town, with a rhyme that went like this: “It’s Burnet, durn it, can’t you learn it?” Really easy to remember. She also pointed out the local birds like egrets and herons.

The cruise included a tour of the remains of the town of Bluffton. In 1931, when the authorities started to plan the construction of the dam, the town was moved a few miles away and the site flooded. A severe drought exposed the ruins in 2011, which have become a tourist attraction ever since.

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That’s all new for me , included the correct pronunciation of Burnet and Buchanan…
Thanks for this share
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Thank you! Lovely to see you here.
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nice picture,…
great ana
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Great pictures! It’s so funny that the ruins are a tourist attraction, doesn’t look like there’s too much left. The lake is lovely though!
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It’s funny now but it was so hot that day walking in the sun that I expected to see more.
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All new to me! And I lived for two years in Temple, Texas! Darn.
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Texas is such a big state!
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I’d love to see the bald eagles, it looks like a lovely lake. Many of our Queensland ones were also man made for water catchment but they still have great wildlife and scenic value.
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I guess Texas and Australia have that in common. Who would have thought about it!
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Wow, I’ve never heard of these places and I would never have even guessed how to pronounce them correctly. Also, I love the last image.
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Thank you. We like yo explore our own backyard and find these little gems.
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Looks like a nice lake to spend a warm day! Would have been cool to see those eagles, but at least you got to see other water birds!
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I think the eagles were hiding from us! LOL!
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ooo i don’t know much about texas, great photos thanks for sharing
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You’re welcome.
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The Bluffton town is pretty interesting. Were there like ruined houses?
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No. I think the water destroyed them.
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I’m quite curious about Bluffton town. Was expecting to see some ruined houses but I guess after almost 100 years being underwater, they are mostly gone.
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Me too. I guess the water destroyed them.
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The ruins look really interesting and the lake looks beautiful – it’s always nice to get away for a short break!
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I couldn’t agree more.
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