Lake Buchanan
20 images Created 3 Feb 2014
Lake Buchanan, on the Colorado River, is the upstream reservoir in the chain of Highland Lakes that provide the water supply for Austin and surrounding cities. It is managed by LCRA. During the worst of the 2013 drought it bottomed out at 37% capacity calling for strict conservation. Floods in 2016 and 2018 have broken the drought and for the time being returned the lake to more comfortable levels.
