Here is a glimpse of the severe 2011 Central Texas Drought. It wasn’t until a few weeks ago when I hosted several out of state guests that I realized that unless you live in or have visited the Austin area (or Texas for that matter) you may not be fully aware of the severity of the Texas drought, especially if you haven’t visited the area since October 2010.
compliments of LCRA
Here is a Aerial Video of Lake Travis taken just a few days ago. The island in the middle of Lake Travis normally does not exist. The homes along Point Venture at Lake Travis towards the end of the video were once able to lay claim to waterfront property, but that’s a hard claim to swallow today. Sadly, severe drought conditions has decreased real estate sales of property with views of Lake Travis real estate values and spurred real estate sales along Lake Austin.
There is rain in the fall forecast, but not enough to deal with the magnitude of the drought we have on our hands. I think someone should invent a water hose that could reach to multiple states so those states with a surplus of water could share. However, I know that is a stretch. So for now, I’ll just pray for rain so hopefully next year Central Texas will be free from a severe drought.