Inks Lake drawdown underway
Inks Lake has dropped several feet since the Lower Colorado River Authority began its drawdown…
Inks Lake
Inks Lake drawdown starts Oct. 1
The Lower Colorado River Authority will lower Inks Lake by about 8 feet this fall…
Buchanan Dam floodgates open for first time since 2019
The Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates on Buchanan Dam for the first time since…
LCRA: Stay off lakes for now
UPDATE: The LCRA plans to open floodgates at Wirtz Dam and Starcke Dam shortly after…
LCRA announces invasive plant removal schedule, rebates
The Lower Colorado River Authority will refund up to 50 percent (maximum of $7,500) of…
LCRA to help with aquatic nuisance treatment in Highland Lakes
Lakeside property owners struggling to manage nuisance aquatic vegetation on Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, and…
Zebra mussels on a break but they’ll be back, expert warns
The good news is that, for the moment, zebra mussels appear to have disappeared from…
LCRA finds toxic algae in LBJ, Inks
The Lower Colorado River Authority is urging people and pets to avoid algae in Inks…
Burnet moves to Stage 3 water restrictions
The city of Burnet will implement Stage 3 of its drought contingency plan on Thursday,…
LCRA helping groups battle invasive plants on LBJ, Inks
The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering rebates of up to 50 percent of the…
As lake algae increases with warm weather, LCRA offers prevention tips
Algae growth in Inks Lake is increasing as the weather grows warmer, something that could…
Flow possible over Inks Dam as generator goes offline
The Lower Colorado River Authority is taking the Inks Dam hydroelectric generator offline through May,…
No 2022 drawdowns for lakes Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, according to LCRA
Lakeside residents on the three pass-through lakes in the upper part of the Highland Lakes…
LCRA expands blue-green algae monitoring
Monitoring of potentially toxic blue-green algae begins July 1 at 16 additional sites in the…
Inks Lake infested with zebra mussels
Inks Lake joined the growing list of Texas lakes fully infested with zebra mussels. The…
Toxic algae in Lake Marble Falls, Inks Lake
The Lower Colorado River Authority reported that blue-green algae samples collected from Inks Lake and…
Lake Waco zebra mussels eradicated; scenario unlikely in infested Highland Lakes
Invasive zebra mussels were recently eradicated from Lake Waco, but that is unlikely to happen…
Lake Buchanan infested with zebra mussels; officials believe Inks Lake next
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced Thursday, Dec. 17, that Lake Buchanan is infested…
Officials: Stop spread of zebra mussels
As the summer boating season winds down, officials are asking people to take precautions when…
Lake LBJ and Inks Lake refills begin Monday
The eight-week drawdown of Lake LBJ and Inks Lake is coming to an end. The…
Open and closed boat ramps during lake lowerings
As the Lower Colorado River Authority draws down Lake LBJ and Inks Lake through February…
LCRA lowering LBJ and Inks beginning January 2
On January 2, the Lower Colorado River Authority will begin lowering Lake LBJ and Inks…
LCRA to lower Lake LBJ for second straight year; Inks Lake drawdown also in 2020
The Lower Colorado River Authority is taking the unprecedented action of lowering Lake LBJ two…
Concrete pour begins at Inks Lake State Park boat ramp
STAFF WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Concrete pouring for the new boat ramp and dock began August…