A temporary fix has been made at the Longhorn Dam after a broken gate caused water levels to drop at Lady Bird Lake on ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews have successfully installed a temporary barrier at Longhorn Dam to prevent a further drop in water level at Lady Bird Lake after one of the dam’s gates failed Tuesday.

Lady Bird Lake levels in Austin dropped two feet below normal level after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed during scheduled maintenance. Austin Water crews responded on Tuesday, January 28 ...

A gate at Longhorn Dam malfunctioned and remained open, causing Lady Bird Lake water levels to drop, Austin Water reported Tuesday afternoon. Austin Water said one of the nine gates at Longhorn ...