Lower Colorado River Authority (@LCRA)

Floodgates at Wirtz and Starcke dams are now closed, and no floodgate operations are underway. LCRA continues to release storm runoff through hydroelectric generation at one or more Highland Lakes dams.
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www.lcra.org Flood - LCRA - Energy, Water, Community LCRA manages Highland Lakes flood operations using realtime data to reduce flooding in Austin and downstream communities along lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis, and Austin

Lower Colorado River Authority @LCRA 3d

Floodgate operations continue at Wirtz and Starcke dams to pass floodwaters downstream into Lake Travis.

LCRA projects Lake Travis will rise to between 681.5 and 682.5 feet above mean sea level over the next 24 to 48 hours.
lcra.org/water/flood/

www.lcra.org Flood - LCRA - Energy, Water, Community LCRA manages Highland Lakes flood operations using realtime data to reduce flooding in Austin and downstream communities along lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis, and Austin

Lower Colorado River Authority @LCRA 4d

Floodgate operations are underway at Wirtz and Starcke dams to pass floodwaters downstream into Lake Travis.

LCRA projects Lake Travis will rise to 680-681 feet above mean sea level over the next 24-48 hours. Lake Travis is considered full at 681 msl.

lcra.org/water/flood/

www.lcra.org Flood - LCRA - Energy, Water, Community LCRA manages Highland Lakes flood operations using realtime data to reduce flooding in Austin and downstream communities along lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis, and Austin

Lower Colorado River Authority @LCRA 4d

LCRA has opened a floodgate at Wirtz Dam and expects to open a floodgate at Starcke Dam later this morning to pass floodwaters from the Llano River. lcra.org/water/flood/

www.lcra.org Flood - LCRA - Energy, Water, Community LCRA manages Highland Lakes flood operations using realtime data to reduce flooding in Austin and downstream communities along lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls, Travis, and Austin

Lower Colorado River Authority @LCRA 5d

LCRA expects to open at least one floodgate at both Wirtz and Starcke dams Tuesday morning to move floodwaters downstream into Lake Travis.
Heavy rainfall west of the Highland Lakes is causing high flows along parts of the Llano River, which flows into Lake LBJ.

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