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LCRA opens floodgates at Wirtz and Starcke dams as Llano floodwaters head for Lake Travis
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· November 10, 2026
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The Lower Colorado River Authority has opened floodgates at Wirtz and Starcke dams to move floodwaters from the Llano River downstream into Lake Travis.As of 12
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