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Old 10-09-2011, 05:56 PM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Came back from Dallas this afternoon to find 2.3" in my rain gauge (we live in the Meadows of Brushy Creek west of Round Rock).

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Old 10-09-2011, 06:17 PM
 
Location: Austin
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We were in Dallas and missed the Austin rain, too. Dallas had a downpour as well, but I would have liked to have witnessed it here. Looks like we had quite a bit though, and that's what matters.
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Old 10-09-2011, 07:30 PM
 
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we got 5" at my house :-) filled my biggest rain gauge (my pool)
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Old 10-09-2011, 09:07 PM
 
Location: Round Rock, TX
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Got 1.5" from that overnight storm here in my part of RR.
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Old 10-09-2011, 09:51 PM
 
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It's pretty amazing how much it varies from local area to local area.

The twin lakes YMCA looked like it was hit bit a tornado, a tree in the child care area was on the ground in pieces.
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Old 10-11-2011, 04:59 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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Well, this just shows how incredibly dry the state is...that widespread 2-6 inches was sucked up by the ground as quickly as it fell....
Lake Travis: projected 1-1.5ft rise
Lake Buchanan: projected 2ft rise

Upper Colorado:
Lake JB Thomas: added 70 acre feet (4 days worth of supply)
Lake EV Spence: added 150 acre feet (16 days worth for the city of Robert Lee)
Lake OH Ivie: added 2,000 acre feet (one week supply for its larger cities in west Texas)

Another good soaker would get the creeks/rivers flowing better...
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Old 10-11-2011, 05:39 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Well, this just shows how incredibly dry the state is...that widespread 2-6 inches was sucked up by the ground as quickly as it fell....
Lake Travis: projected 1-1.5ft rise
Lake Buchanan: projected 2ft rise
Lake Travis suffered because LCRA decided to let no water out of Lake Buchanan. Lake Travis did pretty well considering it rose that much from its own watershed, excluding anything from upstream on the Colorado River.
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Old 10-11-2011, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Lake Travis suffered because LCRA decided to let no water out of Lake Buchanan. Lake Travis did pretty well considering it rose that much from its own watershed, excluding anything from upstream on the Colorado River.
But isn't that wise? The precipitation rates on the watershed for Buchanan are usually far lower than for Travis. Let Buchanan fill up and the overflow will eventually go to Travis.
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Old 10-12-2011, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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But isn't that wise? The precipitation rates on the watershed for Buchanan are usually far lower than for Travis. Let Buchanan fill up and the overflow will eventually go to Travis.
I agree, my comment was just an observation, not a complaint. I think it make sense to keep the water as high in the watershed as possible until it is needed.
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