LCRA plans to build two electric generating units at LCRA’s natural gas-fired peaker Timmerman Power Plant in Caldwell County ...

So what does the LCRA's renovation of floodgates mean for Central Texas, and how will it affect people in Austin? Here's what we know: Wirtz Dam is one of the six dams on the Colorado River that ...

This LCRA interactive map allows you to see data on rainfall totals, lake levels, temperature and humidity levels, stream flow information and more. The map has more than 100 rain gauges that can ...

More rain is in the forecast for this weekend, and basin conditions and dam operations could change with additional rain. LCRA continues to move water downstream through hydroelectric generation ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Sunday, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) said it planned to release water at two dams following widespread flooding across the Central Texas region on Friday.

LCRA said early Wednesday two floodgates at Wirtz Dam had been opened. Three floodgates at Max Starcke Dam were also opened to move the runoff downstream into Lake Travis. Floodgates open at Max ...

This time, the LCRA is managing the water flow with fewer gates. No floodgates are expected to be opened at Mansfield Dam on Lake Travis, as the lake has substantial capacity to store the incoming ...

"Those projections could change if additional rain falls in the lower Colorado River basin," the LCRA said. Four floodgates remain open on Mansfield Dam to release water from the swollen lake.