Lake Travis Still Way Low

I went to the Lakeway City Park yesterday to look at the Hurst Creek arm of Lake Travis. It is pretty pathetic looking as you will see by the viewing images below.

There should be 50+ feet of water here. The trickle in the creek is a result of half an inch of rain gthe day before.

These huge concrete blocks are what hold Hurst Harbor Marina slips in place. The marina has been moved across the lake to deeper water.

For this one I was down at the bottom of what once was a creek looking up at the cliffs. During a normal year the water would be just feet from the top of the cliffs.

This is a shot looking toward the mai body of the lake. You can see boat docks on dry ground and a boat ramp at the upper right.

This is the Pedernales River a few miles from where it enters Lake Travis. Again, the only reason there is water in it is from rain from a couple of days ago.

When full, the level of the water in Lake Travis is at 681 feet above mean sea level. Today it is closer to 626. That is 55 feet below full. The rain gague at the Lake Travis weather station recorded less than half its average annual rainfall last year. The year before was almost as bad.

Some people with Lake Travis waterfront homes have no water now. All public boat ramps are closed because they don't reach the water. Some watefront neighborhoods have deep enough water so their marinas are still open. Briarcliff, The Hollows and Costa Bella are among them.