Although water quality continues to be good in Travis Landing and no toxins were detected in Highland Lakes  SPATT bags  over the past month, LCRA warns that this does not mean that there are no toxins present. There are insufficient resources to test individual algae samples so LCRA still advises keeping dogs away from algae since that is most likely to be contaminated.

 

The City of Austin takes the same view. Last year the City of Austin produced trial dashboards for public use, showing algae testing results, water temperature and flow and nutrient levels in Lady Bird Lake and Lake Austin:

 

 

Unfortunately, the project stalled because some users were being misled by out-of-date or missing information. People were assuming that water was safe when it was not or had not been tested recently. LCRA is monitoring progress on the City’s dashboards and, once the issue has been resolved, may use a similar format to post water safety information for the other lakes.

 

Here is a summary of the most recent Travis Landing results collected by John Anderson and LCRA. To see historic data going back to May 2021, go to the LCRA Site List and see the entry for Site 463 (Travis Landing), located in segment 1404.