What 1019.68 ft means

Public boat ramps · sorted by minimum level

• Cedar Point Recreation Areausable

  min 1,007 ftcloses if −12.7 ft

  LCRA

• Buchanan Dam Parkusable

  min 1,004 ftcloses if −15.7 ft

  Burnet County · Beach launch may be available at lower levels.

• Llano County Parkusable

  min 1,003 ftcloses if −16.7 ft

  Llano County

• Burnet County Park (White Bluff)usable

  min 993 ftcloses if −26.7 ft

  Burnet County Pct. 1

Minimum usable elevations: LCRA public boat ramp information (retrieved 2026-07-07). Conditions change — confirm with the operator before towing a boat out. Lakes may be closed to boating during floods.

What each level means

Approximate by design — anchored to published thresholds (ramp minimums, full pool, spillway, records) but every cove is different.

1. Over the spillwayabove 1,020.35 ft

   Above 1,020.35 ft water passes Buchanan Dam's overflow spillway; flood operations are underway.

2. Near full1,012–1,020.35 ftnow · 1019.68 ft

   All public ramps usable; the lake is at or near its 1,020 ft full mark. Buchanan is wide and shallow, so levels move slowly.

3. First pinch points1,004–1,012 ft

   Cedar Point (1,007 ft) closes in this range and shorelines pull back noticeably on the flats.

4. Widespread low-water impact993–1,004 ft

   Buchanan Dam Park (1,004) and Llano County Park (1,003) close; White Bluff (993) becomes the last public ramp.

5. Severe drawdownbelow 993 ft

   No public ramps usable. For scale: the 2008–16 drought bottomed at 985.27 ft; the record low is 983.7 ft (1952).