Projects for New Water Supply - LCRA - Energy, Water, Community
LCRA is building the Arbuckle Reservoir off the main channel of the Colorado River in Wharton County. This is the first significant new water supply reservoir developed in the lower Colorado …
Managing the Highland Lakes Through Drought - LCRA
Why does LCRA release water from the Highland Lakes dams during a drought? Water is moved downstream through the dams to meet water supply needs even during a drought. Cities …
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority - Energy, Water, Community
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Update on Arbuckle Reservoir: Expected to be operational in 2024
2023年1月12日 · LCRA is building the first new water supply reservoir in the lower Colorado River basin in decades. The Arbuckle Reservoir is on 1,100 acres of land off the main channel of the …
New Texas Reservoir Opens - Ducks Unlimited
2019年3月19日 · The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) dedicated the Scott Arbuckle Reservoir, a new off-channel 1,000-acre reservoir outside of Lane City just south of Wharton, …
LCRA plans billions of dollars in projects in next 5 years
2024年5月23日 · The first of 10 new floodgates for Wirtz Dam between lakes LBJ and Marble Falls was completed in March 2024. All of the gates will be replaced as part of $38 million …
Third LCRA reservoir to lessen agriculture demand on Highland …
2024年3月26日 · According to the LCRA, the new reservoir will: benefit the entire basin by reducing the amount of water released from the Highland Lakes to serve downstream …
Lower Colorado River Authority - Wikipedia
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is a nonprofit public utility created in November 1934 by the Texas Legislature. [1] LCRA's mission is to enhance the lives of the Texans it serves …
LCRA completes $51 million Buchanan Dam upgrade; could raise lake …
2021年10月7日 · The completion of a $51-million upgrade at Buchanan Dam could lead to raising the lake level to 1,020 feet mean sea level from 1,018 feet mean sea level year-round, …
Lake Lowerings - LCRA - Energy, Water, Community
In early October 2022, LCRA plans to temporarily lower Lake Marble Falls for about three months. The drawdown will help accommodate work on Starcke Dam.