Longhorn Dam is a dam crossing the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States, where it creates Lady Bird Lake. Completed in 1960, the dam was built by the City of Austin as the last in a chain of Colorado River dams in central Texas begun during the Great Depression.

Jan 29, 2025 · AUSTIN - Earlier today, Austin Water crews responded to a failed gate at Longhorn Dam. One of nine Longhorn Dam gates which control lake levels failed in the open position while being inspected and repaired as part of a Capital Improvement Project. This caused the water level of Lady Bird Lake to fall to approximately 2 feet below normal level.

Jan 28, 2025 · AUSTIN - During scheduled work earlier this afternoon, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed in the open position causing the Lady Bird Lake level to begin dropping. The cause of the failure is under investigation.

Jan 28, 2025 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews have successfully installed a temporary barrier at Longhorn Dam to prevent a further drop in water level at Lady Bird Lake after one of the dam’s gates failed Tuesday.

Jan 29, 2025 · The Longhorn Dam holds the lake in. Austin Water said one of the dam's nine floodgates got stuck open, allowing water to keep flowing downstream. The utility said the cause of the dam failure is under investigation. ... The floodgates at the Longhorn Dam have been an issue for some time, and the city has struggled to find a long-term solution.

Jan 28, 2025 · AUSTIN, Texas — Water levels at Lady Bird Lake are expected to return to normal Wednesday after a gate failure at Longhorn Dam caused a two-foot drop Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

Oct 9, 2024 · If you happened to be near Austin’s Lady Bird Lake on Monday, you might have noticed it looked different. The lake level, which usually stays constant year-round, had dropped by about 2 feet, exposing stretches of muddy, sometimes smelly, shoreline. The cause was a problem at Longhorn Dam on Sunday night.

Nov 1, 2024 · Work is progressing on a new pedestrian "wishbone" bridge set to cross Lady Bird Lake, with Austin transportation officials confirming a new stage of construction is slated to begin later this...

Apr 11, 2024 · Soon, the days of running alongside traffic over the Longhorn Dam will be a distant memory. A new, wishbone-shaped pedestrian and bicycle bridge will soon connect the north and south shores of Lady Bird Lake in east Austin, with construction slated to …

The Transportation and Public Works Department has partnered with the Parks and Recreation Department and Capital Delivery Services to develop a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Lady Bird Lake near the Longhorn Dam.