High water levels at Lake Travis causing flooding

Published October 17, 2018 12:53 PM CDT

Water levels at Lake Travis continue to rise and its prompting evacuations for those who live near low lying areas.

On Tuesday there was a voluntary evacuation as Travis County deputies went door-to-door at Graveyard Point to let residents know the water was rising. 

Just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Lake Travis was at 697 feet, the highest level in about a decade. It could go up between 705 to 710 feet by Friday, which would mean disastrous flooding for Graveyard Point.