May 1May 1 4 hours ago, troph said: I've never once thought, "I want to move to Dallas" in my entire life, seeing how much rain they've received the last year compared to us, the thought is tempting. How is y’all‘s cistern doing? Have you been able to maintain an adequate supply of water for your needs?
May 1May 1 1 hour ago, troph said: We have 11,000 gallons as of today, 1 inch gives us about 2500 gallons. It’s highly unlikely even in the worst of the drought we will run out. 2 inches before the end of June will get us through the summer dry season. 2 inches huh? Yeah....
May 1May 1 13 hours ago, troph said: I've never once thought, "I want to move to Dallas" in my entire life, seeing how much rain they've received the last year compared to us, the thought is tempting. We got absolutely pounded yesterday. Thunder and lightning were so intense one of the dogs shit on the rug.....scared shitless, literally. *now I need a new dog*
May 1May 1 14 hours ago, troph said: I've never once thought, "I want to move to Dallas" in my entire life, seeing how much rain they've received the last year compared to us, the thought is tempting. No it's not.
May 1May 1 Enough of the hypotheticals. I just want to know if Mansfield Dam ramps are going to be open so I can get to Carlos & Charlies via my Fountain boat.
May 8May 8 The only way the Highland Lakes are going to get anywhere near close to full is a rain bomb around Marble Falls which happened 15 or 20 years ago. A large thunderstorm basically parked right on top of Marble Falls and dumped 18” of rain in six hours. Lake Travis went from way low to flooded and the water actually almost got high enough to go over the spillway at Mansfield Dam. Might be the last time Travis was full.
May 8May 8 If you want to read more about that https://hydromet.lcra.org/Documents/2007_flood_report.pdf Lat time the lake was considered full was 2019, I think Edited May 8May 8 by TXLNGHRN10
May 8May 8 1 hour ago, Steamboat1874 said: The only way the Highland Lakes are going to get anywhere near close to full is a rain bomb around Marble Falls which happened 15 or 20 years ago. A large thunderstorm basically parked right on top of Marble Falls and dumped 18” of rain in six hours. Lake Travis went from way low to flooded and the water actually almost got high enough to go over the spillway at Mansfield Dam. Might be the last time Travis was full. Coming up on the 10-year anniversary when inhabited houses floating down the Blanco came to the forefront. We helped clean up just across the river where the Porsche double parked. I'll never forget the mammoth cypress trees just turned on their sides. I wanna say Travis rose 40+ feet from those rains but don't recall whether it filled up. Edited May 8May 8 by Wally Pryor
May 8May 8 Just now, Wally Pryor said: Coming up on the 9-year anniversary when inhabited houses floating down the Blanco came to the forefront. We helped clean up just across the river where the Porsche double parked. I'll never forget the mammoth cypress trees just turned on their sides. I wanna say Travis rose 40+ feet from those rains but don't recall whether it filled up. Oh it filled up and basically flooded. Most of the boat ramps were totally underwater for a pretty good amount of time. i had bought a jet ski and kept it for about 8 years and I had access to the Lago Vista and Bar K boat ramps which was great because you almost never had to wait. All of Bar K park was underwater for quite awhile and there was no way to launch. Travis was extremely dangerous then because of all of the debris in the water.
May 8May 8 9 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: Coming up on the 10-year anniversary when inhabited houses floating down the Blanco came to the forefront. We helped clean up just across the river where the Porsche double parked. I'll never forget the mammoth cypress trees just turned on their sides. I wanna say Travis rose 40+ feet from those rains but don't recall whether it filled up. Were you with the shaggy group that went and helped? I can't remember everyone's username from that day.
May 8May 8 13 minutes ago, NorthLoop said: Were you with the shaggy group that went and helped? I can't remember everyone's username from that day. I'm pretty sure @Beau Vine was one of the organizers.
May 8May 8 Here is a visual historical perspective for Lake Travis. Edited May 8May 8 by Orange&White Lake Travis
May 8May 8 52 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: I'm pretty sure @Beau Vine was one of the organizers. Yeah he did. We hung out at his house afterwards and ate bbq
May 8May 8 2 hours ago, NorthLoop said: Were you with the shaggy group that went and helped? I can't remember everyone's username from that day. I was there the day after the shaggy group was. Went with co-workers. A scene you can never erase from your mind. I think two of the kids in the house were never found.
May 8May 8 3 hours ago, TXLNGHRN10 said: If you want to read more about that https://hydromet.lcra.org/Documents/2007_flood_report.pdf Lat time the lake was considered full was 2019, I think Cool story bro time. I was bartending at Carlos and Charlies during this. I lived close by, and the owner of Just For Fun called me and everybody else nearby (he was also part owner of CNC) because they needed help letting out the lines on all the boat docks before all the boats were destroyed. If I remember correctly, there were only a few that were seriously damaged. Otherwise, would've been tens of millions in losses just in that marina. We also had to do the same to the damn restaurant. Just hours of manual cranking of winches. Nothing we could do about all the cars left in the parking lot that night. A dozen or so vehicles 20 feet underwater in a matter of hours. They hired some divers the next day for anybody that needed to retrieve stuff out of their cars.
May 8May 8 13 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: I was there the day after the shaggy group was. Went with co-workers. A scene you can never erase from your mind. I think two of the kids in the house were never found. Yep that always haunts me. So many car sized clumps of debris that we combed through pulling out personal items to stack on a rock wall for people to come get, but before we did they had to go over with us what to do if we found a human body part. My guess is those kids bones are still in one of those clumps somewhere 100 miles down the river in the middle of nowhere.
May 8May 8 21 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: I was there the day after the shaggy group was. Went with co-workers. A scene you can never erase from your mind. I think two of the kids in the house were never found. I was helping also but not with Shaggy. Got to see a recovered body being removed via helicopter just across the river. Fun times.
May 8May 8 Tidal wave of water over 2.5 hours. A 31 feet+ rise in that amount of time seemed unfathomable in the immediate days after. Still does.
May 10May 10 On 5/8/2025 at 2:44 PM, SquishMitten said: Cool story bro time. I was bartending at Carlos and Charlies during this. The stories that place could tell. It was a total shit show on holidays but was awesome to a 21 to late 20’s year old me. Made many trips over to Devils Cove back then, won the Austin dodgeball championship at C & C one year, crashed on a few house boats, bands on the beach volleyball courts, lots of good times. I remember Avril Lavigne played out there after her hit song came out and she was all over MTV already and stuck to her contract with them. I thought it was cool at the time and tons of chicks at that show.
May 12May 12 On 5/8/2025 at 11:57 AM, NorthLoop said: Were you with the shaggy group that went and helped? I can't remember everyone's username from that day. On 5/8/2025 at 12:10 PM, jimmyjazz said: I'm pretty sure @Beau Vine was one of the organizers. Beau Vine was one of, or THE organizer. He was living in Wimberley at the time. I remember meeting him, Northloop, MIA and a few others but can't remember the other usernames. There was a cool pic of the group that was there that day on the old site. And yes, great BBQ after. My wife and I went down the following weekend and landed up helping an older couple (in their 80's) clean out their home off of Cypress Creek (feeds into the Blanco). They at first didn't want our help, thinking others were much worse off as they ONLY had 5' of water in their house and out buildings. We left around 6 that evening after getting all the mud out of the home.
July 15Jul 15 Author Going to be a long countdown….but it will be relevant again at some point. Droughts, floods, and not much in between.
July 15Jul 15 3 minutes ago, Larry T. Spider said: Going to be a long countdown….but it will be relevant again at some point. Droughts, floods, and not much in between. Oh yeah. Always. But for now, we're not counting down 'tall.
July 15Jul 15 9 minutes ago, jkates said: Anybody got any nice pictures for reference? Let's see a full lake. Lakeway webcam: https://www.earthcam.com/usa/texas/lakeway/?cam=laketravis
July 15Jul 15 32 minutes ago, jkates said: Anybody got any nice pictures for reference? Let's see a full lake.
July 15Jul 15 Which one of y'all is going to go scope out underwater at Pace Bend because it is time to head back!
July 15Jul 15 Man, I'm ready for some flow through Austin and Lady Bird. Maybe push a bunch of that algae on downstream for a bit.
July 15Jul 15 5 hours ago, jkates said: Anybody got any nice pictures for reference? Let's see a full lake. Here are a couple of before and afters that CBS-Austin posted a couple of days ago. Travis is up another 5-7 feet since these were taken. Edited July 15Jul 15 by utee94
July 15Jul 15 [mention=2704]jkates[/mention] sometimes island almost gone. Goddammit I forgot to retrieve my Maga flag pole. Hopefully a patriot will rediscover it with his nuts.
July 16Jul 16 23 minutes ago, Born to Run said: 2 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said: Goddammit I forgot to retrieve my Maga flag pole. Hopefully a patriot will rediscover it with his nuts. Kinda like this...
July 16Jul 16 On 4/30/2025 at 3:07 PM, InkaUtexas said: Who cares? it is never going to rain again and Central Texas will look like Dust Bowl oklahoma except Teslas and mini mansions instead of shacks and trailers. Aged like milk. Droughts interrupted by floods, same as it ever was. Not picking on you but this is central Texas, as it has always been.
July 16Jul 16 1 hour ago, Hefeweizen said: Aged like milk. Droughts interrupted by floods, same as it ever was. Not picking on you but this is central Texas, as it has always been. I know. Never sleep in an arroyo.
July 17Jul 17 On 7/15/2025 at 1:42 PM, utee94 said: Here are a couple of before and afters that CBS-Austin posted a couple of days ago. Travis is up another 5-7 feet since these were taken. Need to get a house by the water and a boathouse. Wait for the levels to drop as they did in '23 Place a few Halloween skeletons in choice areas around sed dock Wait for the next drought
July 17Jul 17 On 7/15/2025 at 8:57 PM, InkaUtexas said: I know. Never sleep in an arroyo. Tell that to Jimmy Blevins.... "You ain't never been struck by lightning. You don't know what it's like"
July 17Jul 17 14 minutes ago, BabaYaga said: Tell that to Jimmy Blevins.... "You ain't never been struck by lightning. You don't know what it's like" Great fucking book.
July 17Jul 17 9 minutes ago, crash_davis said: Great fucking book. Book was amazing, and I actually liked the movie.
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