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The Colorado River east of Longhorn Dam, where it flows ... is needed from the Lower Colorado River Authority in disclosing its plans for the operation of the Lane City, an off-channel reservoir ...
LCRA is constructing a $225 million off-channel reservoir — Lane City — adjacent to the Colorado River in Matagorda County. An off-channel reservoir is a storage structure constructed near a ...
“I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I certainly think it.” The LCRA broke ground on the Lane City Reservoir a year ago after its board set a goal of adding 100,000-acre feet to the ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Lower Colorado River Authority has just announced they are once again opening floodgates upstream from Austin, despite a dry forecast. Even though rain isn’t falling for ...
The Lower Colorado River Authority began a months-long project to recoat the bridge at the top of Mansfield Dam. The preventative ... 1309 Rutherford Lane. More than 300 jobs are available ...
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.
Each floodgate weighs between 40,000-55,000 pounds, LCRA says. The dam creates Lake Austin and is built on property owned by the City of Austin. LCRA operates and maintains the dam on a long-term ...
Representatives from the Lower Colorado River Authority are celebrating the completion of a 10-year, $52 million project aimed at stabilizing the Colorado River dams that are upstream from Austin.