lake travis

(bwyatt74) · (bwyatt74) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 09-03-2009, 9:10 AM

what a shame, lake travis is down 50 feet below normal (631 ft above sea level), which is the lowest since the 60s. most docks have gone dry including mine with my 24ft supra still on it. every time I look outside, all i see is glass. pray for some rain, guys. i'd love to get some smooth boarding in this fall.

(jeff_mn) · (jeff_mn) **Join Date: Jul 2009** 09-03-2009, 9:19 AM

Such a bummer. Was just down there for work last week and we had dinner "on the lake" but we weren't even close to the lake.

Pray for rain!

(dizzyj) · (dizzyj) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 09-03-2009, 9:24 AM

ya, and nothing quite like 50ft scarabs hauling ass on lake austin thinking its travis :-(

(absoluteboarder)

any pics?????

sorry dude....thats a bummer , I guess i should be happy about our cold non summer...things could be worse.

(tcaz) · (tcaz) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 09-03-2009, 9:29 AM

I was out there a couple weeks ago on a buddy's Tige and was able to see the damage done. There were numerous docks that were beached. Quite an unfortunate thing to see, and sorry about your boat. Got a 'bu on Lake Austin if you are itching to ride, just drop me a line. I'm going to see if I can round up a crew for asunrise sesh before the crowd on Saturday or Sunday.

(bendow) · (bendow) **Join Date: Sep 2005** 09-03-2009, 10:18 AM

are there any docks open? we wanted to go out and party there for Labor day, but it looks like we're heading up to lake lewisville in dallas.

(axeman) · (axeman) **Join Date: Aug 2009** 09-08-2009, 9:00 AM

Ditto on the scarabs on Lake Austin. They ruined some of the best water on Saturday and Sunday. It was perfect yesterday (Monday). Nothing but glass out there on Lake Austin!!!

(dfrost733) · (dfrost733) **Join Date: Mar 2009** 09-08-2009, 6:11 PM

Here are a few from back in July

(axeman) · (axeman) **Join Date: Aug 2009** 09-08-2009, 6:35 PM

WOW. I haven't been out there just driven by and had seen the low water but these pics describe it best...

(hughes144) · (hughes144) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 09-08-2009, 7:21 PM

Wow, that really sucks! Hope you guys get A LOT of rain! What's the deepest point in that lake? 50ft kinda makes it sound like the whole lake is almost bone dry.

(snork) · (snork) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 09-09-2009, 5:51 AM

The pic with the dock in little water looks as though there a mine field of concrete blocks and steal posts waiting to destroy your boat.

(txwakerider) · (txwakerider) **Join Date: Oct 2008** 09-09-2009, 8:08 AM

Lake travis is a deep lake, I think its 200ft+ by the dam and around 100-150 when the lakes up through most of the lake.

(texastbird) · (texastbird) **Join Date: May 2003** 09-12-2009, 6:48 AM

That big low pressure system is bringing a lot of rain. I saw some flooding video in Jarrel north of Austin on TV this morning. Here's a prayer for a full lake for you! It's amazing how fast a lake will fill when you start getting runoff.

(axeman) · (axeman) **Join Date: Aug 2009** 09-12-2009, 7:14 AM

Yeah we've got a flash flood warning from Friday 1pm all the way to Sunday here in Dallas. Hopefully they get some rain down there!!!