Jet ski loose on Lake Austin near Tom Miller Dam


Posted: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:49 PM - 52 Readers

By: KXAN


After a week of heavy rain that caused rising lake levels and floodgate operations across Central Texas, KXAN’s Nabil Remadna spotted a loose jet ski lodged against Tom Miller Dam on Lake Austin while out for a run Wednesday morning. Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Public Information Officer Clara Tuma explained that unsecured boats and docks can occasionally wash downstream during flooding, and open floodgates create the potential for watercraft to be drawn through them.

LCRA encourages owners to keep docks secured at all times and to secure boats and other watercraft whenever they are not in use. An LCRA boat was nearby at the time but was addressing a separate buoy damaged in the recent flooding; the agency later secured the jet ski—which still had its soft storage cover on and was not in use—and notified its owner.



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