LCRA: Avoid Highland Lakes while flood operations underway

Lakes perilous with fast flows, debris, bacteria

AUSTIN — As rain continues to fall and flood operations increase at dams along the Highland Lakes, the Lower Colorado River Authority is recommending everyone stay off the lakes for the time being.

“We Texans love being on the lakes during the summer, but this is not the time and not the place,” said John Hofmann, LCRA executive vice president of Water. “There continue to be significant flood flows throughout the Highland Lakes, and we strongly advise everyone to stay off the lakes for the next few days.”