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Flooding Raises Concerns Over Troubled Austin Dam

Recent flooding near Lady Bird Lake in Austin has called attention to long-standing mechanical problems at the dam that forms the lake — problems that the city of Austin is aware of but hasn’t found the money to address.

By Mose Buchele, KUT News
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Looking northwest across Lady Bird Lake, created by the Longhorn Dam.
Credit: Spencer Selvidge

Recent flooding near Lady Bird Lake in Austin has called attention to long-standing mechanical problems at the dam that forms the lake — problems that the city of Austin is aware of but hasn’t found the money to address. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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