Update Oct. 9 at 4 p.m.

The LCRA had floodgate operations underway at Wirtz and Starcke dams from about 2:20 a.m. to 9:44 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct 9, according to a release from the LCRA.

At one point there were three floodgates open on Wirtz Dam and nine floodgates open at Starcke Dam (Wirtz Dam forms Lake LBJ and Starcke Dam forms Lake Marble Falls).

The LCRA resumed floodgate operations early the same afternoon, with one floodgate partially open at Wirtz Dam and two floodgates open at Starcke Dam to pass continuing inflows from the Llano River downstream into Lake Travis.

As of 3:30 p.m. the gates remained open and about 40,000 acre-feet of water passed through to Lake Travis, the release said. The LCRA expects at least another 20,000 acre-feet to be passed through in the next few days.

Lake Travis is nearing its historical October average, the release said, but is still about 20 feet below full.

The LCRA does not anticipate any floodgate operations at Mansfield Dam, which forms Lake Travis.

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The Llano River at Junction crested Monday morning, and that floodwater is moving downstream toward the Highland Lakes, a release from the Lower Colorado River Authority said.

After the flood water reaches the Highland Lakes on Tuesday, LCRA anticipates opening floodgates at Wirtz and Starcke dams to move the floodwaters downstream into Lake Travis, the release said, adding this is expected on Tuesday, but there is not a time estimate of exactly when gates will be opened.

The LCRA also projects Lake Travis will rise 2-3 feet over the next few days. That number may rise even more if the area receives additional rainfall, the release said.

Information about flood operations and lake level projections can be found on the Flood Operations Report, which also includes projections on river levels from the National Weather Service.