Officials issue warning after lake in Texas hits 100% capacity for first time in 15 years: ‘[One of] the most important … in Central Texas’
By Daniel Gala – TheCoolDown.com
July 22, 2025
Weeks after devastating rainstorms unleashed deadly flash floods across Central Texas, some lakes in the region have reached water levels not seen for decades, Newsweek reported.
In response, officials issued a warning that flood gates would be opened to release excess water from Lake Buchanan, which local news outlet KXAN called one of “the most important lakes in Central Texas.”
In mid-July, the waters of Lake Buchanan reached 1,020 feet above mean sea level, a level not touched since March 2005, KXAN reported. As the lake neared its maximum capacity, officials ordered its flood gates to be opened for the first time since 2019.