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. Algal material can begin producing toxins at any time without a change in appearance, and ingesting the toxins can be dangerous and...

Water Supply Operations

Water Supply Operations On July 1, 2024, the combined managed storage of lakes Buchanan and Travis was 1,106,412 acre-feet, or 55% of capacity. Under the 2020 Water Management Plan: Instream flow criteria is Subsistence. Matagorda Bay inflow criteria is Threshold. The...

Lake Lowerings

Lake Lowerings   LCRA does not plan to lower any of the pass-through lakes in the Highland Lakes in early 2024. This includes lakes Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls and Austin. The next opportunity for a routine lake lowering will be in late...

Bob Rose on the weather

Bob’s Blog on Central Texas Weather A Wet Pattern Developing for Thursday and Friday. Tuesday, January 14, 2020 4:33 PM A period of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will be developing Thursday, with the wet pattern expected to continue Thursday night...