The last time the gates were open at Buchanan Dam was 2019. The LRCA's move to open the gates Monday comes after another 6-10 ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) opened floodgates at the Buchanan Dam on Monday, the first time that’s happened ...

After historic flash flooding throughout Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country over the Fourth of July weekend, the excess rainfall spurred a milestone reopening of Central Texas floodgates — the ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority has opened flood gates at Buchanan Dam to prevent overflow, allowing water to flow into Inks Lake, while Lake Travis remains at its average level of 666 feet.

The Lower Colorado River Authority opened four floodgates at Buchanan Dam Monday afternoon to release storm runoff as the Highland Lakes system manages flooding from July rains. The floodgate ...

This marks the first time that the Buchanan Dam floodgates have opened since 2019, as Lake Buchanan is currently just two feet away from reaching full capacity. As of Monday morning, the lake's ...

The floodgates are expected to open sometime early Monday afternoon, according to the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Our drinking water remains safe, but other water concerns lurk in the rivers and lakes around Austin following the floods.

Water officials in Texas are urging everyone to remain out of Lake Travis as debris flow and high bacteria levels from the ...

In 1937, three 'Abilene Boys' canoed 660 miles down the Colorado River. As adults, they repeated the journey in 1991.

River authorities have advised that the public avoids Central Texas lakes in the days after the region’s devastating floods.

States in the upper and lower halves of the Colorado River basin have spent the last few months negotiating how water cuts should be divvied out after current agreements expire in 2026, but are at ...