AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Buchanan has reached a water level of 1020 feet for the first time since March 2005, an amount that is now considered full, but has not always been the case. This week, the Lake ...

BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — One of the most important lakes in Central Texas is overflowing, forcing the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to open its flood gates for the first time in six years ...

LAKE BUCHANAN, Texas (KXAN) — As flood gates opened at Buchanan Dam for the first time in six years, locals gathered to watch as water from Lake Buchanan rushed into Inks Lake. “There’s still a lot of ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Lake Buchanan fills 22,000 acres of land in both Burnet and Llano counties. But deep underwater, there’s something that may surprise you: a true ghost town. Bluffton was built on a ...

While stormy weather raged across Central Texas on Monday, May 5, and Tuesday, May 6, the welcomed rain showers offered minimal reprieve to the region's waterways amid years of reduced water levels.

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite rainfall across Central Texas on Monday and Tuesday, levels at local lakes are still well below full. Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) gauges on Tuesday afternoon showed ...

LLANO, Texas — For the first time in more than six years, several floodgates opened Buchanan Dam. On Monday, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) stated that four floodgates opened. This comes ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A body was recovered Sunday morning during the search for a kayaker who went missing on Lake Buchanan. Tyler Russell has been camping with his family on Lake Buchanan over the Labor ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As rounds of storms and the threat for flash flooding continue on and off this week, it could be that the health of our lakes and our water supply for the summer rests on how much rain ...