Texas topographic maps
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Austin
United States > Texas > Travis County
The elevation of Austin varies from 425 feet (130 m) to approximately 1,000 feet (305 m) above sea level. Due to the fact it straddles the Balcones Fault, much of the eastern part of the city is flat, with heavy clay and loam soils, whereas the western part and western suburbs consist of rolling hills on the…
Average elevation: 216 m
Brownsville
United States > Texas > Cameron County
Soils are mostly of clay to silty clay loam texture, moderately alkaline (pH 8.2) to strongly alkaline (pH 8.5) and with a significant degree of salinity in many places; other types of soils present around the city include Cameron clay and sporadic amounts of Laredo silt loam. Due to Brownsville's proximity to…
Average elevation: 9 m
D'Hanis
United States > Texas > Medina County
D'Hanis is at an elevation of 883 feet (269 m) above sea level.
Average elevation: 273 m
Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Dam
United States > Texas > Williamson County > Type
Average elevation: 173 m
San Antonio
United States > Texas > Bexar County
San Antonio is approximately 75 miles (121 km) to the southwest of its neighboring city, Austin, the state capital, about 190 miles (310 km) west of Houston, and about 250 miles (400 km) south of the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The city has a total area of 465.4 square miles (1,205.4 km2); 460.93 square miles…
Average elevation: 247 m
Houston
United States > Texas > Harris County
Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, or swamps, and all are still visible in surrounding areas. Flat terrain and extensive greenfield development have combined to worsen flooding. Downtown stands about 50 feet (15 m) above sea level, and the highest point in far northwest Houston is about 150…
Average elevation: 25 m
Round Rock
United States > Texas > Williamson County
The city straddles the Balcones Escarpment, a fault line in which the areas roughly east of Interstate 35 are flat and characterized by having black, fertile soils of the Blackland Prairie, and the west side of the Escarpment, which consists mostly of hilly, karst-like terrain with little topsoil and higher…
Average elevation: 242 m
The Woodlands
United States > Texas > Montgomery County
The Woodlands is in a heavily forested area, and much of the community has retained trees for shade and decoration. The terrain is essentially flat, with the exception of topographic variations ranging from 125 to 175 feet above sea level between Spring Creek and Flintridge Drive.
Average elevation: 47 m
Lago Vista
United States > Texas > Travis County
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.52 sq mi (40.2 km2) of which 14.6 sq mi (38 km2) is land and 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) (3.95%) is water. The peninsular city sits adjacent to, and partially within, the Balcones Canyonlands. Lago Vista has rugged terrain with elevations…
Average elevation: 251 m