Buchanan Dam floodgates open for first time since 2019
The Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates on Buchanan Dam for the first time since…
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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…
LCRA eyes 2025 rate rise for farmers
The Lower Colorado River Authority has proposed raising rates for downstream rice and turf farmers…
Dog death prompts algae warning for Highland Lakes
People and their pets should stay away from algae in the Highland Lakes, warned the…
LCRA lowers drought stage, but summer conservation still vital
The Lower Colorado River Authority officially reduced its drought stage from Stage 2 to Stage…
Big gains for lakes after heavy rain
Heavy, consistent rainfall across the Colorado River Basin over the past 10 days, from April…
No Highland Lakes water to coastal farmers for second straight year
The Lower Colorado River Authority will not sell Highland Lakes water to most of its…
Near-record low inflows for Highland Lakes in 2023 raise water worries
Water inflows for the Highland Lakes in 2023 were close to the lowest on record,…
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…
Big rains turn into lake gains
For the first time in two years, levels for lakes Buchanan and Travis are on…
Rivers rise after heavy rainfall
Incredible amounts of rain fell across the Llano and Colorado river watersheds on Wednesday night…
Falling lake levels trigger harsher LCRA water restrictions
The Lower Colorado River Authority implemented Stage 2 drought restrictions on Saturday, Aug. 12, the…
Town halls on state of the lakes
The Central Texas Water Coalition is holding a town hall meeting to discuss water conservation…
LCRA urges water conservation as lake levels drop, Stage 2 nears
By mid-August, lakes Travis and Buchanan are expected to drop below 45 percent capacity, triggering…
Coalition seeks action on Highland Lakes ‘water crisis’
Central Texas Water Coalition President Jo Karr Tedder painted a dire picture of the Highland…
LCRA drops water reserve amounts; sells more to Horseshoe Bay, Leander
The amount of water required to be left on reserve in lakes Buchanan and Travis…
LCRA cuts off Highland Lakes water to downstream agriculture
Water from the Highland Lakes will not be available for the second agricultural growing season…
Reduced river flow in Llano putting pressure on Highland Lakes
The city of Llano began installing wooden boards on the Llano River Dam on June…
Groups voice concerns about water supply, dredging zones at LCRA meeting
Save Lake LBJ member Laura Patterson addressed a recent change to a dredge and fill…
LCRA expands blue-green algae monitoring
Monitoring of potentially toxic blue-green algae begins July 1 at 16 additional sites in 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…
LCRA warns against dogs swimming in lake algae after toxin found
The Lower Colorado River Authority is warning pet owners to be vigilant while on the…