One of two Mansfield Dam floodgates closing at 6 p.m.
Lower Colorado River Authority
May 15 update
LCRA is continuing to reduce releases from the Highland Lakes as the basin begins to dry out from recent rains.
LCRA plans to close one of two open floodgates at Mansfield Dam at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. Downstream at Tom Miller Dam, one of two open floodgates will be partially closed about an hour later.
LCRA plans to close the remaining open floodgate at Mansfield Dam later in the week. One floodgate at Tom Miller Dam may remain partially open for some time, depending on conditions.
On Tuesday, LCRA closed open floodgates at Buchanan, Wirtz and Starcke dams, and water fell below the spillway at Inks Dam, which has no floodgates.
In addition to the floodgate operations, LCRA continues to move water downstream through hydroelectric generation at Buchanan, Inks, Wirtz, Starcke, Mansfield and Tom Miller dams.
A ban on nighttime recreational boating on a portion of Lake Travis is continuing. The affected area is the portion of Lake Travis from mile marker 31 upstream to Starcke Dam, and on the Pedernales River from the confluence with the Colorado River to the Highway 71 bridge. While daytime boating is not restricted, boaters are advised to use extra caution in the area.
Photo by Lynette Haaland May 14, 2019 at Mansfield Dam ... See MoreSee Less
