Wirtz was built in 1951 to create Lake LBJ, with nine gates to pass floodwaters downstream. The LCRA added a 10th gate in 1974 when the original Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant was built nearby in ...

“I asked, ‘Is there more ya’ll can do?'” said Cunningham. Thursday, LCRA released the new safety plan for Lake LBJ which includes additional marking and removal of navigational hazards in ...

The storm runoff flows into Lake LBJ from the Llano River ... In the wake of May showers, lake levels rose and the LCRA brought drought response down to Stage 1. The water in Austin reservoirs ...

“LCRA is pleased to be responsive to our local elected officials, and at their request, we’ll begin refilling Lake LBJ on February 24.” The date change took Matthew Orlando by surpris ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has opened floodgates at two ... As of Wednesday morning, two floodgates were open at Wirtz Dam on Lake LBJ, while five floodgates were operating at ...

On Jan. 4, the LCRA announced they will begin refilling the lakes on Feb. 24 as opposed to Feb. 19. This will give homeowners five more days to recover from the floods. Lake LBJ will be lowered ...

Texas Game Wardens, LCRA rangers and local first responders ... first algae bloom cleanups of the year at Lady Bird Lake Lake LBJ is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas, about ...

The Highland Lakes west of Austin, which include Lake LBJ and are controlled by the Lower Colorado River Authority, are not closed for recreation, LCRA's Public Information Officer Clara Tuma said.

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LAKE TRAVIS, Texas — Lake Travis is now more than 140 percent full while the Lower Colorado River Authority has closed lakes Travis, Marble Falls, LBJ, Inks and Buchanan. The afternoon of Oct ...