LCRA gets new general manager
The Lower Colorado River Authority will soon have a new general manager, placing a permanent…
Highland Lakes
Free Fishing Day, Saturday, June 6Â
It is Free Fishing Day in Texas on Saturday, June 6. The Texas Parks and…
Highland Lakes swell with spring rain
Following weeks of heavy rain across Central Texas, Lake Buchanan is full and Lake Travis…
Biz Brief: Hooks back for the summer
Hooks Bar, a waterfront beach bar and food trailer in Buchanan Dam, has officially reopened…
Severe rainfall washes through Highland Lakes
The spring season brought in more rainy weather to pummel the Highland Lakes area on…
Memorial Day events across the Highland Lakes
As the country remembers our fallen heroes this Memorial Day and takes an extended weekend…
Classic country
The verdant Hill Country spring was on full display in this moment captured on Friday,…
LCRA considering another new reservoir to alleviate pressure on Highland Lakes
The Lower Colorado River Authority is considering the construction of a new reservoir in Colorado…
Granite Shoals lands grant for new fishing pier
Granite Shoals is moving forward with a lighted fishing pier at Lakeview Park on Lake…
Inks Lake could rise due to heavy rainfall
Inks Lake could experience rising water levels as heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding move…
TPWD plans public meeting for July flood impact on fisheries
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries Division and the Lake Buchanan Conservation Corporation…
Inks Lake drawdown underway
Inks Lake has dropped several feet since the Lower Colorado River Authority began its drawdown…
No more free boat launching for Lake LBJ visitors in Sunrise Beach
Visitors using the once-free boat ramps on Lake LBJ at Sunrise Beach Village parks now…
Inks Lake drawdown starts Oct. 1
The Lower Colorado River Authority will lower Inks Lake by about 8 feet this fall…
The Highland Lakes are almost full again. Now what?
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is by LCRA Executive Vice President of Water John Hofmann…
Kayaker found dead on Lake Buchanan
Law enforcement found the body of a kayaker on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 31,…
LCRA still advises caution on lakes; no decision on drawdowns
The Highland Lakes have mostly returned to normal following the Fourth of July weekend flood,…
VIDEO: Cow Creek bridge rebuild moves quickly toward September finish
The rebuild of the Cow Creek bridge on RR 1431 east of Marble Falls is…
Lake Marble Falls reopens to boaters
Lake Marble Falls is open to public use, the city of Marble Falls announced July…
GALLERY: Lake Buchanan is full
For the first time since around 2005, Lake Buchanan is 100 percent full. On Wednesday,…
Buchanan Dam floodgates open for first time since 2019
The Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates on Buchanan Dam for the first time since…
Flood causes rapid rise of Buchanan and Travis reservoirs
The Fourth of July weekend flood dumped billions of gallons of water into the Highland…
LCRA: Stay off lakes for now
UPDATE: The LCRA plans to open floodgates at Wirtz Dam and Starcke Dam shortly after…
Outlook on summer lake levels
With summer here and little precipitation in the Central Texas forecast, Highland Lakes reservoirs most…