Your number's up

After the city’s earlier announcement, here comes a bleak update from the Lower Colorado River Authority:

There is no recreational boating on lakes Travis, LBJ, Marble Falls, and Inks until further notice. All public boating ramps operated by the LCRA and Travis County have been closed for safety reasons. Floodgates will continue to operate, so the LCRA is hoping to keep Lake Travis, the area’s main flood control, at its current level of 701 feet above mean sea level (still a good 10 feet shy of the record).

Seriously, don’t risk it on the closed lakes. Not only can these waters be deadly (not just for you, but for rescuers – the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department already sadly lost game one warden, Teyran “Ty” Patterson, during a floodwater search less than a month ago), but if you’re caught, it’s a class C misdemeanor with a $500 fine, and your boat can be impounded.

This article appears in June 29 • 2007.

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