The LCRA’s drought update for the Highland Lakes region is full of interesting- and disappointing – facts. Due to the rainfall in the Colorado watershed coming in dispersed events and generating little runoff, 2014 inflows into the Highland Lakes system were the second lowest on record. In fact, 7 of the 10 lowest inflow years on record have happened since 2006. If the combined storage of the Highland Lakes fall to below 600,000 acre feet, the LCRA board would be forced to declare a drought worse than the drought of record. For more information, read the LCRA’s drought update page here.