Lake Travis Lake Level
 

Lake Travis has its poker run coming up in about 1 month. I just wanted to hear from the boaters at Travis about the water levels and the situation there.
Is the Lake safe to navigate by a boater with some common sense and a lake map who has never been there before?
Any other good info you can pass along about safely boating the lake when it is low.

Common sense is the key!!! Don't go out at night---try to stay in the middle, go slow and bring an extra prop.
Jay

Also, follow the bigger boat in front of you. If they hit ground, pull back on your throttles.

Thanx . I got my lake map in today and I can see where the deep water will be. It looks like that lake could drop 10-15' and still be good other than maybe a few of the launches may be closed. I am going with a group fo folks who know the lake fairly well. I was just wondering if there were any spots that were know problem areas.

Follow the river from Mansfield dam and you'll be fine. Depending how low, don't cut across the islands forming as the lake level drops. Here's a good link to central tx lake levels.
http://floodstatus.lcra.org/

Boat smart and don't worry about it. Plenty of water left to have a great time down here

Here is a link for the boat ramps that are open and closed:
http://www.lcra.org/parks/boat_ramp_info.html

I think you will find that Mansfield will be the best ramp, but with the water as low as it is, the ramp will be pretty busy. Get to the ramp early and you'll need plenty of patience. Suprisingly enough--there's a lot of people that have no idea of what the hell their doing :evilb:
Jay

Highland Lakes Marina has a good ramp and minimal traffic

Jim,
You shouldn't have anything to worry about. Most of the areas you have to watch out for are already out of the water. That and you can follow us too!

That's where I have my boat and I'd agree with that.

Chris, cool. I am trying to re-schedule some stuff so I can still go. My plan is to get there Thursday so I can get us some dock space. Hopefully I will get and open space and we can tie up side to side if needed and walk across the boats to the dock.
I have my boat at Tom's (TMR) right now. I lost part of my sunpad on Sam Rayburn last weekend (rough water 20-25mph winds) it flew off while I was haulin down the lake I guess. I also have to get my trailer brakes serviced. When I pulled into TMR they were smoking and one tire had grease slung all over it. The one good thing is the old cassette deck stereo is coming out and the new stereo with internal IPOD hookup will be in.

I was up there last weekend and water level wise it is about 30-35ft down. Not sure if that helps. Just use your best judgment :boat:

We are in it every weekend around the 23 mile marker running both directions on it. It is low , but if you have any sense you can see where to stay away from. Now we only have a 65mph boat so maybe when your doing 90 it's a different story. Hopefully it'll be a slower w/e , have never seen so many awful boaters and plain ol' complete lack of respect for others as here lately.

We were there all last week having low key vacation. It is low but do able. some jet ski'ers sit on the seat and lose their brian!!

The biggest problem with Travis right now is launching, finding a ramp and being careful moving right after launch. As far as being on the lake, if you stick to the middle, you are in great shape in most places. It's a pretty deep lake.

What a weekend on the water. I'm beat down.

However, boat is running flawless and needs more gas. Still have one ride left to the ramp today. Hope everyone had a good weekend.

As the lake level drops....be cautious of others and keep track of everyone on your boat.

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/b...in-lake-travis

I worked w/this guy just before he left for his JD/MBA.

i hope theres still enough water left so when i get home i can use my boat..

They are cracking down on the cove now supposedly :(

Yes, boating is a team sport, everyone has got to be paying attention. I get really annoyed with people on my boat who are oblivious to their surroundings.

The lake level is pretty on par with where it was in 2009, it will have plenty of water for the poker run on the 16th

http://travis.uslakes.info/Level.asp

If you pay attention to the shoreline it's obvious where the shallows are, just stay in the middle or on the side with the steep shore.

Mansfield is a decent ramp and pretty convenient, but it's always amateur hour there. It closes at 630'