LCRA has updated the Flood Operations Report located here:

https://hydromet.lcra.org/floodstatus

Last Update: Jul 4 2025 7:17PM

LCRA has opened a floodgate at Wirtz Dam and plans to open additional floodgates at both Wirtz and Starcke dams soon to release storm runoff flowing into Lake LBJ from the Llano River. Throughout the course of the evening, LCRA may need to open all 10 floodgates at Starcke Dam to move floodwaters downstream. The releases will flow from Wirtz Dam, which creates Lake LBJ, through Starcke Dam, which creates Lake Marble Falls, and into Lake Travis. Flows downstream of Wirtz and Starcke dams will be very fast and water levels will be much higher than usual.Please take action to protect people and property that may be affected.

The floodgate operations are a response to heavy rains that fell late Thursday/early Friday over much of the Hill Country, causing a rise on many streams and tributaries.Please note that rain chances continue overnight, and conditions can change rapidly.

See the http://www.hydromet.lcra.org for the latest real-time data on rainfall, streamflow and lake levels.

When flash flooding occurs, avoid unnecessary travel. If you must travel, don’t drive into flooded roadways. Remember “Turn around, don’t drown.”

Unscheduled releases from the Highland Lakes dams may occur suddenly and unexpectedly at any time due to emergency hydroelectric generation or other reasons. The public should exercise caution and avoid being in the water near the dams at all times.

Hondo Powell

Lower Colorado River Authority | Vice President, Regional Affairs
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