Live Lake Travis outlook

Never get caught off guard by Lake Travis.

Seven days of level, ramp, and closure forecasting for dock owners — plus water temp and dock-line warnings — rebuilt every hour from the same gauges LCRA reads.

No commitment · $4.99/month or $49.92/year after the trial · cancel anytime
Now covering Lake Travis · more Central Texas lakes coming soon
Hourly
fresh data, on your phone
7-day
rise & fall projection
681 ft
full pool, tracked live
The Dock Watch app showing the current Lake Travis level, the seven-day outlook, and an active closure notice
Why it exists

The lake changes faster than the news does.

Between LCRA gauges, USGS river flows, floodgate operations and county orders, the real picture is scattered across a dozen pages. Dock Watch reads all of them and tells you the one thing you actually want to know.

RISING

Floods arrive from upstream

A wall of water on the Pedernales or Llano can lift the lake feet in a day. See it coming, and check your lines before it does.

FALLING

Ramps go dry quietly

A summer drawdown strands low-water ramps and trailers. Know which ramps still float before you hitch up.

CLOSED

Orders you didn't hear about

County closures and no-boating reaches change week to week. Dock Watch surfaces them the moment they post.

What's inside

Everything the lake is doing, in one glance.

Built for the dock, not the newsroom. Every number is measured or modeled — and it reconciles with LCRA's own reports.

The outlook

A seven-day rise-and-fall projection

Where the lake sits now, where it's headed, and the band around it — with a plain-English note on what changed overnight.

The seven-day Lake Travis water line projection chart
Ramps & closures

Which ramps actually float

Live status for every public ramp, plus county closure orders folded right in — so a ramp under a closure never reads "open." See it in the tour below.

Dock care

Line & hardware alerts

When the lake tops full pool or debris is moving, a dock-focused banner tells you what to check.

On the water

Water temp & wind

The real surface temperature from the Mansfield Dam buoy, plus wind and the week's peak gust.

Planning

How busy it'll feel

A five-week crowd calendar that blends weather, holidays, closures and flood conditions.

The full tour

Seven views of the lake, one subscription.

Every tab, pulled straight from the live app. Swipe between them on your phone; it all refreshes on its own.

Outlook tab
The outlook

Level now, the seven-day projection, and what changed overnight.

Watershed tab
Watershed

Where the water is coming from — basins, rivers and radar rain.

Dock tab
Dock & crowds

Dock-care alerts and how busy the lake will feel, five weeks out.

Ramps and marinas tab
Ramps & marinas

Live status for every public ramp with county closures, plus marina fuel, pump-out, rentals and hours by shore.

Fishing tab
Fishing

What's biting and where, keyed to the level and water temp.

Water and rescue tab
Water & rescue

Live water-rescue calls near the shoreline, on the real lake map.

Alerts tab
Alerts

Set the levels that matter to you and get a heads-up.

How it works

Set it and forget it. It updates itself.

01 / READ

Reads the sources hourly

LCRA Hydromet, USGS river gauges, NOAA rainfall radar and the county's closure notices — every hour, automatically.

02 / MODEL

Turns it into an outlook

Routes measured river flow and forecast rain into a seven-day projection, capped for floodgate releases.

03 / REFRESH

Lands on your phone

The page refreshes its own numbers between builds, so what you open is current — no app to update.

Pricing

One plan. Seven days free.

Try everything for a week. Keep it for less than the cost of one bag of dock hardware a year.

7-day free trial
$4.99 / month
Free for 7 days, then $4.99/month or $49.92/year
  • The full seven-day outlook, rebuilt hourly
  • Ramp & closure status, county orders included
  • Dock-line and high-water alerts
  • Water temp, wind, and the crowd calendar
  • Every tab, every gauge — nothing held back
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Good to know

Questions, answered.

What exactly do I get during the free trial?

Everything — the complete dashboard, every tab, refreshed hourly, for a full 7 days. It's the real product, not a limited demo.

Will I be charged during the trial?

No. Nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel anytime before then and you won't pay a cent.

How accurate is the outlook?

It's built from the same LCRA and USGS gauges the official river reports use, and it reconciles with them. It's an informed projection, not a guarantee — see the note below.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Dock Watch runs in your browser and works great saved to your phone's home screen. There's nothing to update.

Can I cancel?

Anytime, in one click. You keep access through the end of the period you've paid for.

Safety

Dock Watch is an informational tool for planning around Lake Travis conditions. It is not an emergency, life-safety, or navigation service, and it should never be relied on for those decisions. In an emergency, or for official guidance, follow LCRA, the National Weather Service, and Travis County directly. Data from USGS, NOAA/NWS and LCRA.