Travis County updates disaster declaration on Lake Travis use

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Judge Andy Brown updated the county’s ongoing disaster declaration, associated with the July 4 floods in Central Texas, specifically addressing the use of Lake Travis.

The update bans and prohibits all recreational use of Lake Travis only within 100 feet of the mouth of Cow Creek and all of Cow Creek.

This ban does not apply to commercial operators, individuals designated as emergency response by a state or local official or agency, or representatives of a state or local agency that accesses Lake Travis.

PAST COVERAGE | Lake Travis closed to all uses except emergency response

All recreational, commercial, and navigational uses of Lake Travis were banned on July 11 after flash floods hit Central Texas over the July 4 weekend…

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