Lower Colorado River Authority

Fast-filling reservoirs upriver did more than replenish water supplies, they also stopped more devastating flooding in Austin. l8r.it/kAFZ

UPDATE: Floodgate operations at dams on the Highland Lakes have ended. All floodgates are closed. More info: hydromet.lcra.org/floodstatus

Floodgates at all dams along the Highland Lakes are now closed. Water continues to flow over the spillway at Inks Dam, which does not have any floodgates. LCRA expects to conclude flood operations at the dams today (7/16).

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We expect to close all floodgates today. Current status: - All floodgates at Buchanan Dam are closed. - One floodgate remains partially open at Wirtz and Starcke dams. - Water continues to flow over the spillway at Inks Dam, which does not have any floodgates.

One floodgate at Buchanan Dam has been closed. Only one gate remains open. More info: hydromet.lcra.org/floodstatus

This morning, two floodgates are open at Buchanan Dam and one floodgate is open at Wirtz Dam. More info: hydromet.lcra.org/floodstatus

LCRA has opened a second floodgate at Wirtz Dam to release storm runoff. More info: hydromet.lcra.org/floodstatus

Floodgate operations from Lake Buchanan today. LCRA opened a total of four floodgates at Buchanan Dam on July 14 – the first floodgate operations there since May 2019. This coordinated response helps manage significant water inflows across the Highland Lakes system.

Four floodgates are open at Buchanan Dam.