A system of dams and reservoirs was designed to hold in floodwaters. Crews monitor the water coming into the system and ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority said it expects to close all flood gates Wednesday following July's heavy rain and ...

The last time the gates were open at Buchanan Dam was 2019. The LRCA's move to open the gates Monday comes after another 6-10 ...

LLANO, Texas — All floodgates at dams along the Highland Lakes have been closed as the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) opened floodgates at the Buchanan Dam on Monday, the first time that’s happened ...

After historic flash flooding throughout Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country over the Fourth of July weekend, the excess rainfall spurred a milestone reopening of Central Texas floodgates — the ...

The Lower Colorado River Authority opened four floodgates at Buchanan Dam Monday afternoon to release storm runoff as the Highland Lakes system manages flooding from July rains. The floodgate ...

Rainfall totals along the Highland Lakes and rivers of the Central Texas Hill Country range from 7 inches to over 24 inches since the beginning of July.

In 1937, three 'Abilene Boys' canoed 660 miles down the Colorado River. As adults, they repeated the journey in 1991.

The Burton City Council signed a letter on Tuesday in support of Burton Friends and Neighbors and the group’s efforts to obtain grant funding to make upgrades to the local ballpark. The organization ...

River authorities have advised that the public avoids Central Texas lakes in the days after the region’s devastating floods.

States in the upper and lower halves of the Colorado River basin have spent the last few months negotiating how water cuts should be divvied out after current agreements expire in 2026, but are at ...