Lady Bird Lake levels drop 2 feet after Longhorn Dam gets stuck open
Water levels at a popular Central Texas lake saw a sudden drop this week due to a floodgate issue. Lady Bird Lake levels in Austin dropped two feet below normal level after a gate at Longhorn Dam ...
Longhorn Dam gate failure leads to rapidly dropping water level at Lady Bird Lake
South Pleasant Valley Road between Cesar Chavez Street and South Lakeshore Boulevard is closed while crews work to resolve the issue.
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Temporary barrier added to Longhorn Dam to prevent further drop in lake level after gate failure
Data from the Lower Colorado River Authority shows the lake level dropped from 428.36′ at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday to 425.91′ by 5:40 p.m. The cause of the gate failure is still under investigation ...
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LCRA goes back down to Stage 1 of drought response as lake levels increase after rain
The Lower Colorado River Authority announced Monday it was able to loosen its water restrictions in Central Texas after recent rains have helped increase the region’s water supplies.
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Lady Bird Lake's water levels dropped (again), raising questions about dam's integrity
Online data from the Lower Colorado River Authority, which controls water flows upstream, also show lake levels dropping by over a foot on Dec. 10. The floodgates at the Longhorn Dam have been an ...