Texas Lake Sees Lowest Water Level in Years

Water levels have plunged so severely at the Twin Buttes Reservoir in San Angelo, Texas, that the lake is at its lowest point in at least five years.Texas has recently been struck by a wave of severe weather, including a deluge of rain that prompted a surge of flood warnings. In Houston, the city received up to 6 inches of rain in the first week of May, more than an inch above the area's average rainfall for the month.

Conversely the reservoir has also experienced extended periods of very low water levels; Twin Buttes was below 15% capacity from 1963 to 1974, 1999 to 2004 and again from 2011 to 2018.'The lake has experienced a steady decline this year, dropping roughly 2 feet since January 1. It is now nearly 30 feet below 2019 levels.'The lower levels are due to the drought and lack of any appreciable runoff,' San Angelo Public Works Director Shane Kelton told Newsweek.

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