Following historic flash flooding during the Fourth of July weekend, a Central Texas lake has hit its highest water levels in 20 years — even after the Lower Colorado River Authority opened its floodgates for the first time this decade.

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) opened floodgates at the Buchanan Dam on Monday, the first time that’s happened since 2019.

LLANO, Texas — All floodgates at dams along the Highland Lakes have been closed as the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) expects to conclude flood operations on Wednesday. The move comes after the LCRA opened several floodgates at Buchanan Dam earlier this week, which was the first time in six years floodgates at the dam had been opened.