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.

Lake Buchanan is 95.1 percent full, according to the Texas Water Development Board's Water Data for Texas. To compare, when measured one week ago the lake was just 78.4 percent full.

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 ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority oversaw the opening of several floodgates on the Buchanan Dam on July 14, a historic first since the last operations in 2019.