How Lake Travis Water Levels Changed in One Week

Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, is a popular reservoir that has suffered from a yearslong drought causing its water levels to drop.

Water levels at Lake Travis in Austin, Texas, have jumped more than 6 feet over the past week, with most of the increase coming in the past day as swollen rivers send millions of gallons of water downstream to the popular reservoir.Lake Travis has battled declining water levels since 2022. They were so low last year that they exposed hidden pecan groves and abandoned concrete plants beneath the lake's surface.

That amount of water could: Fill 31,000 Olympic-size swimming pools Run Niagara Falls for 8 hours straight,' CBS Austin meteorologist Avery Tomasco posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday.'Lake Travis is higher right now than it was at any point in 2023,' Tomasco added.National Weather Service hydrometeorological technician Cory Van Pelt told Newsweek that some rivers upstream of Lake Travis are still flowing, meaning that the lake could continue to rise.

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