How's Lake Travis--Ya'll getting any rain?

[Guba]

Sorry for the "shotgun approach" for this question, but I figured it was the best way to get a thorough update.

With all the rain Texas has been recieving, is there enough run-off to raise the lake's level? I've been watching the levels online, but I always like to get it from the "horse's mouth". (Bare stats are so dry...)

 

[texdiveguy]

I had same thought, good question for the folks in the Austin are Guda! ???

 

[c-monkey]

Yes - a lot of rain. Willow City near Fredericksburg is the rainfall leader over the past 24 hours with 6.38 inches (which means the Pedernales River should be rip-roaring by now)
Lake Trav levels have risen 4 feet as of this morning and expected to rise 11 feet over the next few days but will still be 20 feet low compared to the average at this time of year.

 

[James R]

I dove windy point private 3 days ago, platforms and the ladders down from them are still completely out of the water.

 

[Lake Travis Scuba]

Lake is up 5' this week, registering at 637' and slowly climbing. If predictions of 11' increase are correct, the Boatel at Wreck Alley will be underwater again.

 

[carrielsal]

Up to 638.75'

 

[cbrich]

639.10'

Website for conditions at Lake Travis: Current LTTS Weather Readings

 

[carrielsal]

So why is it rising so much after the rains last night? Is it because the ground is already saturated?

 

[Pearldiver07]

Watch rainfall upstream, that's where it really matters, up to the northwest of Lake Travis.

And this accounts for the delay in the rise - it takes time for the water to collect in the Colorado River and then run down stream.

 

[PeppermintPaddi]

According to Lake Travis Water Level the lake has come up 6.8 ft so far today. I'm thinking that rip roaring on the Pedernales that c-monkey mentioned might should get the credit for a lot of the rise. Which was caused by runoff over previously soaked ground from prior rains, which were caused by.....

For that matter the Bexar Cnty index well is only 1.8ft below Oct avgs, and Spring Lake/San Marcos river is running only 5cfs below avg for this time of year.

The Shaker Plant is sinking fast.