Stormwater Credits

Stormwater Credits   LCRA’s stormwater credit program can help new residential and commercial development projects located near the Highland Lakes avoid the construction and maintenance of costly water-quality basins by limiting impervious cover to 15% or less of the...

SoilSmart

SoilSmart Good soil health is essential not only to keep your landscape thriving but also for water conservation. Your property’s soil type Find your property’s dominant soil type, available water storage and infiltration rate with LCRA’s Soil Type and Water...

Algae in the Highland Lakes

Algae in the Highland Lakes LCRA strongly recommends that people and pets avoid all contact with algae in the Highland Lakes. Though toxic algae was not detected in the lakes in 2024 or so far in 2025, there were confirmed instances of toxic algae in the lakes before...

Water Supply Operations

Water Supply Operations On March 1, 2025, the combined managed storage of lakes Buchanan and Travis was 1,010,254 acre-feet, or 51% of capacity. Under the 2020 Water Management Plan: Instream flow criteria is Subsistence. Matagorda Bay inflow criteria is Threshold....

Lake Lowerings

Lake Lowerings   LCRA does not plan to lower any of the pass-through lakes in the Highland Lakes in spring/summer 2025. This includes lakes Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls and Austin. The next opportunity for a routine lake lowering will be in late 2025. LCRA will post any...