The weather has kept the lake nearly empty as of late, but now the sound around the shore line is one of work being done.

At Windy Point Park, Travis County park workers were doing their best to keep up with the lake levels.

"With the water coming up like this here, we've been having to pull this dock in twice a day. I pulled it in yesterday around three o'clock, and this morning it was probably half way under. Had to go back in there and swim out after again and bring it back in," Richard Ochoa said.

With this last week's rain, docks small and large are being brought back inland. Emerald Point Marina General Manager Doug Powell said they waited to make sure the lake was back to normal before they moved all their docks in.

"We were a little hesitant because we just weren't sure that it was going to fill back up. The most recent rains have taken care of those doubts. Now we have a full lake. Now we'll begin to move all of the docks back to their normal locations," Powell said.

Dealing with drought has been expensive. At its lowest point last year, Lake Travis water levels fell to below 630 feet. They have risen by almost 40 feet since then.

"We had a crew of four people that have done almost nothing for a year and a half but move docks. And at the worst, at the lowest lake level, we actually brought a crew in from a sister marina in Atlanta Georgia to assist us," Powell said.

The low levels have not been the only expense for business owners. With the economy the way it is, Powell said the lake has not been getting as much traffic.

"I anticipate that's gonna change greatly. We'll have a full lake. It's Texas. We'll have plenty of sunshine. I think this will be a big summer for us," Powell said.

It will cost Emerald Point Marina another $100,000 to move its docks back closer to shore. The reason for the cheaper cost, they say, comes from not having to buy extra materials.