Lake Levels Dropping


Posted: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:35 AM - 11,273 Readers

By: KUT News


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The drought has been dropping lake levels in Central Texas.  The Lower Colorado River Authority says the water level at Lake Travis is at about 646 feet. That’s 23 feet below its historic average for July. Lake Buchanan is about 12 feet below its historic average for this month. The rain outlook doesn’t look too promising, although there is a slight chance for rain this weekend.




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