So much rain has fallen across Central Texas, the Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates at two dams Thursday.
It’s because of the persistent rain the last two days that the LCRA
decided to open up a floodgate at Starcke Dam at Lake Marble Falls and
another at Wirtz Dam.
Water rushed out of the gates, causing the river water below to become rough.
Eventually, the added water from the opening of the floodgate, along
with healthy rainfall amount across the area, will allow Lake Travis to
rise, possibly to its average February level.
“The February averages about 668 and we're around 665, a little over
665 and a half,” said Bob Rose, LCRA meteorologist. “And it's
continuing to climb. So it's very likely that we'll reach that
February average very quickly.”
Both floodgates were expected to be closed later on Thursday.
