Levels at Lady Bird Lake dropped 2 feet after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed while in the open position on Tuesday afternoon. According to Austin Water, crews were performing scheduled work when one of the nine gates failed,

South Pleasant Valley Road between Cesar Chavez Street and South Lakeshore Boulevard was closed while crews work to resolve the issue.

Volunteers will be cleaning up trash found at Lady Bird Lake A recent drop in lake levels due to a broken gate at Longhorn Dam unearthed trash at the lake AUSTIN, Texas - There is an effort to clean up Lady Bird Lake after a recent drop in lake levels unearthed trash.