The Lower Colorado River Authority is closing Lake Travis to recreational boating at 8:30 p.m. Monday as the rising lake, boat wakes and newly submerged objects pose a threat to boaters and property.

As of Monday morning Lake Travis has reached its 9th highest level ever recorded at 692.6 feet and is 121 percent full. The LCRA expects the lake to climb to 293.0 feet msl Monday evening.

Lake Travis has risen 8.2 feet in the past seven days and 11.1 feet in the past 30 days.

As the waters continue to rise, more and more homes are threatened. Graveyard Point residents are once again gathering their belongings and heading to higher ground.

Mobile homes next to the lake start flooding at 688 feet and permanent home flood at 691 feet.


“Preparing to move non-essential items to higher ground, and putting the rest of our stuff in storage, just hoping that we will stay below 693 feet,” said Matt Morrow, Graveyard Point resident.

Less than one foot away from 693, homes along the lake are filling with water. However, this is not the first time homeowners have had to flee the flooding. Even with the headache of constantly moving items back and forth, Matt says he has no plans on leaving his home anytime soon, but rather keep an eye on the lake levels.

The last time Graveyard Point was underwater was 2007. In just a few hours over 20 inches of rain poured down rapidly filling the lake.

Some residents say the LCRA isn’t properly notifying the community. However, the LCRA countered saying it is up to the city or county to alert residents of when to move out for flooding.

Recently, a floating restaurant was inaccessible on Lake Travis after the rising water sunk the dock. Now Gnarly Gar, offers a 5 minute shuttle ride on a pontoon boat that takes you to your table.

Waterway ban

The Austin Fire Chief has determined dangerous conditions still exist on Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin and the Colorado River downstream from the Longhorn Dam and has extended the waterway ban until Noon Wednesday.