Longhorn Dam is a dam crossing the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States, where it creates Lady Bird Lake. Completed in 1960, the dam was built by the City of Austin as the last in a chain of Colorado River dams in central Texas begun during the Great Depression.

2 days ago · On Tuesday, Austin Water said during regularly scheduled work this afternoon, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed in the open position leading Lady Bird Lake levels to begin dropping.

2 days ago · AUSTIN - Earlier today, Austin Water crews responded to a failed gate at Longhorn Dam. One of nine Longhorn Dam gates which control lake levels failed in the open position while being inspected and repaired as part of a Capital Improvement Project. This caused the water level of Lady Bird Lake to fall to approximately 2 feet below normal level.

2 days ago · The Longhorn Dam holds the lake in. Austin Water said one of the dam's nine floodgates got stuck open, allowing water to keep flowing downstream. The utility said the cause of the dam failure is under investigation. ... The floodgates at the Longhorn Dam have been an issue for some time, and the city has struggled to find a long-term solution.

2 days ago · The Brief. One of Longhorn Dam's gates was stuck open after a scheduled repair; Due to the broken gate, water levels at Lady Bird Lake dropped; Austin Water made a temporary fix Tuesday evening

Oct 9, 2024 · If you happened to be near Austin’s Lady Bird Lake on Monday, you might have noticed it looked different. The lake level, which usually stays constant year-round, had dropped by about 2 feet, exposing stretches of muddy, sometimes smelly, shoreline. The cause was a problem at Longhorn Dam on Sunday night.

Oct 8, 2024 · Austin Water works in conjunction with the LCRA, moving water through the Tom Miller Dam upstream and the Longhorn Dam downstream, to maintain the lake level at around 428 feet above sea level. By Tuesday morning the lake level had returned to normal.

Jul 1, 2024 · Construction kicks off Monday on a key bridge across East Austin. Why it matters: Expect detours and traffic as the city remakes Longhorn Dam on the eastern end of Lady Bird Lake.

Apr 11, 2024 · Soon, the days of running alongside traffic over the Longhorn Dam will be a distant memory. A new, wishbone-shaped pedestrian and bicycle bridge will soon connect the north and south shores of Lady Bird Lake in east Austin, with construction slated to …

The Transportation and Public Works Department has partnered with the Parks and Recreation Department and Capital Delivery Services to develop a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Lady Bird Lake near the Longhorn Dam.