Lake Travis 2009
 

Is there going to be any water in Lake Travis come July 4th? We are only about 4 feet away from losing the Mansfield ramps. Where else can you launch in such low water levels?

Once Mansfield is closed that's it.

That sucks.

Phil, you need to haul that Donzi back over here.

There are a few private ramps like Kellers Marina with pleanty of water. Just need to call around.

Go to Texoma and join the Texas Fun Run Club Raft Up!

lake will have to drop another ten feet before mansfield closes.
in 2006 it got down to 642 and people were still using the ramp.
Lake is dropping approx at 1 foot a week so by July 4th ramp will still be fine.
Here are public ramps still open:

Jones Brothers Park 645

Mansfield Dam 640
All four lanes open.

Sandy Creek 648 Travis County

you can find all this info at lcra.org

The ramp at my marina is still good until 635.
There is still about 50ft of water right at the shore under my boat
parked in the slip!
I kind of like it when the lake gets lower,it scares all the out-of-townies away
who dont realize how deep the lake actually is..

I stand corrected about Mansfield. I probably looked at the wrong ramp.

Thanks

Has anyone put in lately at Mansfield? I did see the information above which is very helpful, but was looking to see if someone has put a 38-40 footer in without issues. With the lake only 8 foot above the closure mark I wanted to make sure there was enough ramp for the trailer. Looking at making a run this weekend and checking out my options on the ramps. Thanks in advance for the help

The ramp has two lanes that go way deeper then the other 2. In 2006 two of the lanes were too short for the bigger boats. I am thinking the deeper ramps are the ones closer to the dam but I may be wrong.

We were in Devil's Cove Sunday & anchored in 49' of water. As you run and pay attention to the water you can see where it is shallow by the different (browner) color.

Went by the ramp Saturday and they were putting in some big boats. Just remember as said before lake is gong down about 1.2' per week so July 4th might be around 644.7

there is an article on statesman.com about the status of the ramps.

http://www.statesman.com/news/conten...akelevels.html

or you can go to the source:
http://lcra.org/parks/boat_ramp_info.html

of course thats for public boat ramps.
Plenty of private ramps are still the water and if you have a 4x4
you can launch at parks like Dink Pearson in Lago..
If you are an Austinite and dont want to drive to this side of the lake then yeah you might be screwed.

Is Lakeway's ramp still open? I launched my 32 there a couple of years ago when the water was very low. We are thinking about coming to the LTPA Carlos and Charlies poker run in July and staying at Lakeway. It was tight getting the 32, I have not seen it since they did some construction and don't know if you can get a 42 launched there.

We have 2 rooms reserved for the same weekend at Lakeway. I am wondering if we need to cancel with NO water. This Sucks !:bsflag:

Ill be on the run hopefully.
So far this year I only made the first one and the
party at Johnny Fins. Been blowing up motors since then.
:(
We should have my engine done by next week.
Third times the charm !!LOL..
So far this year I killed a 502 and a 454,,
Alpha drive is still
going strong,aint that a *****..
This one is a 489" Tall deck former Mercury race engine
with Comp Xtreme marine cam ,HP500 heads,Hp500carb and Dart intake.Should do ok in my 21ft Chappy
;)
Just look for the arch!!!

What kind of Power ?

On an Alpha Drive ? That is awesome !

Dunno what kind of power this one will make.
The first 454 I blew up was 310hp
the 502 was 385hp
the last 454 was 365hp..
drive is 26 years old..
Simply amazing..
:)

pic from first poker run this year,was running the 502 ..

I am pulling my 28 out at Lakeway tomorrow -- and will report back the condition of the ramp.

Just last weekend I was asking the marina manager about the length of the ramp there, and she indicated it's quite long -- and should be OK. That said, there's already a lot of ramp showing (and a good sized pothole on one side near the bottom).

I2D

ramp at my marina is still in the water but I am on the other side of the Lake (Lago Vista) however if any of you need to use it let me know.

HTR - what marina are you at. We are thinking of coming down next weekend, but wont decide till next week.

Emerald ramp? Thats the only one the LVPOA is showing open. What is it good too? 635?

Rock Marina, its a private marina owned by former Eagles football player Jerry Sisemore . So long as I let him know beforehand pretty much anyone can use the ramp. If there are empty slips he will let you use them for $20 or so a night. Not the newest or nicest but
considering its less than a mile from Carlos&Charlies and Devils Cove its in a great place. I live right around the corner.

Dunno, not part of Lago myself and dont want to be.
Too many rules and regulations,like some oversized gated community.

Thanks for the info HTR. We decided to go to PK for the 4th. But we are planning on Travis for the july 18th poker run. So I will have to get in touch with you then. Have a good 4th.

same to you and have a great time at PK.

Very true, I have a LVPOA pass because of my summer rental. Its like a cult.....lol

Can you pay for a weekend or summer pass for this ramp? Do you have a phone number or is this a private deal?

Looks like Jones Brother Park just shut down as well.

THIS SUCKS !!:angry-smiley-038:

it is raining here in S. Austin right now, but this is not helping the lakes right now.

Looks like Austin is getting some rain...maybe this will help out a little for the 4th.

The ramp I use in Lago is getting sketchy!:eek:

Austin got a little over an inch today.

Is there a ramp anywhere to get my 43 in. I used mansfield last year with my fountain and it was close to going off the end from what i could see. Any info would be great, im wanting to come down for the run on the 18th

any words of advice for how i can launch my boat this saturday at travis lake other than at the dam?