Historic floodgate releases planned at Mansfield Dam as Lake Travis surges
Due to heavy rain swelling Lake Travis toward its flood pool, the LCRA will open at least two Mansfield Dam floodgates on Saturday (first around 6 a.m., second around 1 p.m.), the first releases since 2019; a Tom Miller Dam gate will open Friday to clear the way for Mansfield releases, with fast downstream currents and higher water levels as flood storage is managed.