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The LCRA also was conducting flood operations Saturday, as the agency sought to manage water levels on the Highland Lakes ...
Lake Travis has risen more than 15 feet since Friday. LCRA opened two floodgates each at both Wirtz and Starcke dams amid flooding across Central Texas.
The water then flowed downstream to supplement Lake Travis at a rate of 13.5 million gallons per minute. As of Thursday afternoon, Lake Travis water levels were at just over 640 feet.
The lake level at Mansfield Dam was recorded at 653.61′ above mean sea level at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, according to data from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
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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.S. Southwest and West.
TRAVIS COUNTY -- From the balcony of The Oasis restaurant, the view of Lake Travis is breathtaking, but a closer look at the lake reveals just how low the water level has dropped.Birds are now ...
On Dec. 25, 1991, Lake Travis hit 710.44 feet above mean sea level. More recently, in October 2018, the lake had its fifth-highest level in history at 704.39 feet above mean sea level.
On Dec. 25, 1991, Lake Travis hit 710.44 feet above mean sea level. More recently, in October 2018, the lake had its fifth-highest level in history at 704.39 feet above mean sea level.
As of Thursday afternoon, Lake Travis water levels were at just over 640 feet. ... The reservoir is 7 feet below the water level than this period in 2022 and 40 feet below full capacity ...
At 4 a.m. Friday, the lake's surface elevation at Mansfield Dam was recorded at 637.56 feet above mean sea level. By 4:20 p.m. Saturday, it had surged by 15.44 feet to 653 feet. Lake Travis is ...
As storm runoff fills Lake Lyndon B. Johnson from the Llano River, LCRA has opened several floodgates to move the water into Lake Travis.