AUSTIN, Texas — May 2024 brought beneficial rain to Austin and especially our Highland Lakes system here in Central Texas. The reservoirs and dams along the Colorado River provide over a million ...

On July 15, 2025, in Texas, USA, @jenmurc shared a video of the Buchanan Dam water release. In the video, the author is seen at Inks Lake observing fish activity near the splashing waters caused by ...

While stormy weather raged across Central Texas on Monday, May 5, and Tuesday, May 6, the welcomed rain showers offered minimal reprieve to the region's waterways amid years of reduced water levels.

Excessive rainfall this month has eliminated much of the drought across Texas, with some lakes jumping more than 30 feet in less than two weeks. Among the lakes witnessing a significant rise is Lake ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Central Texas’ wettest month of the year (May) draws to a close, some will see this as a missed opportunity for beneficial rain leading into the summer months. This May, though, has ...

Massive amounts of rainfall over the last several days in Central Texas, which has led to more than 100 deaths and untold destruction, has now forced a major dam to open its flood gates for the first ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite rainfall across Central Texas on Monday and Tuesday, levels at local lakes are still well below full. Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) gauges on Tuesday afternoon showed ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Lower Colorado River Authority said it closed all flood gates Wednesday following July’s heavy rain and flooding in Central Texas. Gates at Buchanan, Wirtz and Starcke dams were ...

The LRCA announced Monday afternoon on X that it would open two flood gates at the dam, which is about 70 miles northwest of Austin near Llano. The San Saba River flows into the Colorado River north ...