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Water tracing dyes are often bright green to increase the visibility of the flow of water. They can help with determining how ...

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

A largemouth bass recently caught in Downtown Austin might just be a new state record. On Wednesday, Austin resident Willie Pipkin reeled in a largemouth bass weighing 14.05 pounds with a 27.75-inch ...

If you went out for a walk along Lady Bird Lake on Tuesday afternoon you might have noticed the water level was lower than ...

AUSTIN, Texas - The water levels of Lady Bird Lake are dropping due to a broken gate at Longhorn Dam. During scheduled work earlier on Tuesday, Jan. 28, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed to ...

A gate failure at Longhorn Dam caused a drop in Lady Bird Lake levels, prompting community cleanup of exposed litter.

During scheduled work earlier on Tuesday, Jan. 28, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed to close, causing the Lady Bird ...

Willie Pipkin is a lifelong resident of Austin, Texas, where he plays guitar for a living. But his real passion is bass ...

More problems were found in Lady Bird Lake after a malfunctioning gate at Longhorn Dam caused a rapid drop in water levels. Now, the city is working to get water levels back up ...

Lady Bird Lake water levels in Austin dropped two feet below normal level after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed during ...

Why is Lady Bird Lake dyed green? If Lady Bird Lake has looked a little unusual to you lately, there's a reason why.