CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After extreme flooding in Central Texas earlier this month reservoirs like Lake Travis have seen dramatic gains, jumping more than 30 feet in just days. And while cities like Austin may see some relief, will the flooding rains travel far enough south to help Corpus Christi?
There are still a lot of question marks on just how much our area reservoirs could see, but Dr. Dorina Murgulet with Texas A&M Corpus Christi said long term the recent rain and flash flooding is not going to get us out of water restrictions anytime soon.
Floodgates opened at Buchanan Dam near Llano for the first time in six years and Lake Travis rising could lead to Central Texas cities easing drought restrictions but in Corpus Christi, Dr. Dorina Murgulet, a professor of hydrogeology said not so fast…