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Lake Travis levels declining over the last two weeks, projected to drop below 1.4 million acre-feet of water before June 1 — the trigger level for Austin Water restrictions. While the current ...

Languages: English. Hazards are being exposed at Lake Travis in Texas as the water level continues to fall. A widespread, years-long drought has parched many lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the U ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Lake Travis climbed above its highest 2010 level Wednesday, and now contains more water than it has since February 2008. Lake Travis was last full in the spring of 2010 ...

The rains are making a big difference at Lake Travis where the water is level was rising quickly Thursday. The Lower Colorado River Authority reports that Lake Travis will rise by 12 feet by the ...

The LCRA said it's likely Lake Travis will rise another three to five feet Saturday, which would put water levels between 704 and 706 feet above mean sea level. At 706 feet, that would put Lake ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority is advising residents along Lake Travis to be wary of rising water as levels at Lake Travis are forecast to reach near-record highs. At a press conference today ...

Lake Travis was only 37.7% full. The lake is considered full at 681 feet above mean sea level. Wirtz Dam, which forms Lake LBJ, is seen on June 27, 2007, releasing excess water from flash flooding.

Water levels at Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, have jumped more than 6 feet over the past week, with most of the increase coming in the past day as swollen rivers send millions of gallons of water ...

River authorities opened floodgates at Wirtz Dam and Starcke Dam early Wednesday to move storm runoff downstream into Lake Travis. The runoff is filling Lake Lyndon B. Johnson from the Llano River ...