St. Patrick's day might be a month away, but Austin's downtown waterway isn't going green to celebrate. Austinites might've ...

Water tracing dyes are often bright green to increase the visibility of the flow of water. They can help with determining how ...

During scheduled work earlier on Tuesday, Jan. 28, one of nine gates at Longhorn Dam failed to close, causing the Lady Bird Lake level to begin dropping. The cause of the failure is under ...

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A gate failure at Longhorn Dam caused a drop in Lady Bird Lake levels, prompting community cleanup of exposed litter.

Muddy stretches of bank extended farther toward the center of the lake. The smell wasn’t great. Lady Bird Lake’s water level fell by about 2 feet. The Longhorn Dam holds the lake in. Austin Water said ...

Willie Pipkin is a lifelong resident of Austin, Texas, where he plays guitar for a living. But his real passion is bass ...

A largemouth bass recently caught in Downtown Austin might just be a new state record. On Wednesday, Austin resident Willie Pipkin reeled in a largemouth bass weighing 14.05 pounds with a 27.75-inch ...

Anyone who likes a good ol’ fashioned big fish story is sure to love the tale behind the Lady Bird Lunker. There is no mention of forward-facing sonar or other ...

Angler Willie Pipkin of Austin had the honors of landing 14.05-pound ShareLunker 672 at Lady Bird Lake while Christian Gladfelter of Albuquerque, New Mexico landed 13.01-pound ShareLunker 673 to ...

The Toyota ShareLunker program kicked off February with two Legacy Class lunkers caught on consecutive days. Lady Bird Lake ...

Austin Transit Partnership has commenced the procurement process for the final design and construction contract for Austin ...