<P> The Colorado River originates south of Lubbock , on the Llano Estacado , near Lamesa . It flows generally southeast , out of the Llano Estacado and through the Texas Hill Country , through several reservoirs including Lake J.B. Thomas , E.V. Spence Reservoir , and Lake O.H. Ivie . The river flows through several more reservoirs before reaching Austin , including Lake Buchanan , Inks Lake , Lake Lyndon B. Johnson , commonly referred to as Lake LBJ and Lake Travis . The Llano River joins the Colorado at Lake LBJ near Kingsland . The Pedernales River joins the Colorado at Lake Travis near Briarcliff . After passing through Austin , the Colorado River continues flowing southeast until emptying into Matagorda Bay on the Gulf of Mexico , near Matagorda . The Texas waterway is not connected to , nor part of , the longer and more well - known Colorado River . </P>
<P> The Colorado River originates south of Lubbock , on the Llano Estacado , near Lamesa . It flows generally southeast , out of the Llano Estacado and through the Texas Hill Country , through several reservoirs including Lake J.B. Thomas , E.V. Spence Reservoir , and Lake O.H. Ivie . The river flows through several more reservoirs before reaching Austin , including Lake Buchanan , Inks Lake , Lake Lyndon B. Johnson , commonly referred to as Lake LBJ and Lake Travis . The Llano River joins the Colorado at Lake LBJ near Kingsland . The Pedernales River joins the Colorado at Lake Travis near Briarcliff . After passing through Austin , the Colorado River continues flowing southeast until emptying into Matagorda Bay on the Gulf of Mexico , near Matagorda . The Texas waterway is not connected to , nor part of , the longer and more well - known Colorado River . </P>
where does the colorado river in texas start from
where does the colorado river in texas start from
south of Lubbock , on the Llano Estacado , near Lamesa
south of Lubbock , on the Llano Estacado , near Lamesa