Lake levels in Texas plummet

Historic water lows recorded amidst ongoing drought

  • Like many Lampasas County stock tanks, this one is thirsty and awaiting a good, sustained rainfall to refill it. Brazos River Authority is urging citizens to conserve water wherever they can. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Like many Lampasas County stock tanks, this one is thirsty and awaiting a good, sustained rainfall to refill it. Brazos River Authority is urging citizens to conserve water wherever they can. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    The comment from Aaron Able, Brazos River Authority water services manager, was a grim one. “We’ve not seen Belton Lake levels this low essentially since the latter part of 1971,” Able said. The news about Stillhouse Hollow Lake, from which almost everyone in Lampasas County receives their water, is similar. According to Army Corps of Engineers data, Stillhou...

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