The following is a list of free regular newsletters produced by LCRA. LCRA also produces a number of other publications and videos, some of which require a fee. For more info, contact LCRA Corporate Communications by e-mail or call 1-800-776-5272.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND VIDEOS
LCRA produces brochures, reports, books and other publications, as well as videos. Below are some of the most popular titles. Some items may require a fee.

Publications

• Annual Report
  Highlights of LCRA's latest fiscal year, including important operational and financial information.
• Basic Rules For Safe Boating
  Pamphlet with a sampling of important rules for safe boating, including specific rules governing the Highland Lakes.
• Colorado River Basin Highlights Report
  Annual overview of the program's activities in the Colorado River basin, and the outlook for the year ahead. Archive: 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
• Colorado River Flood Guide
  This colorful publication folds out to map size. It includes detailed information on how LCRA manages floods, flood risks, protecting yourself from floods, major floods, key elevations for Lake Travis and estimated flow times for floodwaters.
• Highland Lakes and Dams
  Colorful brochure about the Highland Lakes and dams, and how LCRA balances operating the lakes and dams for both flood management and water supply.
• Highland Lakes Camping and Boating Guide
  Pull-out map with information on parks, camping, marinas and boating facilities in and around the Highland Lakes.
• The Lower Colorado River User's Guide
  Colorful 32-page guide for people interested in planning a trip on the 290-mile segment of the Colorado River from Austin to the Gulf of Mexico. (There is a $5 charge.) To order, see purchase information at park fees.
• Planning Handbook for Rural Texas Communities
  This 83-page resource shows how a rural community can use planning to advance its interests. To order a printed copy, contact ecodev@lcra.org. There may be a charge.
• River Keepers
  Full color 28-page booklet that traces the relationship of activities in the Colorado River watershed to water quality and outlines the steps to help maintain healthy conditions for the future.
• Your Nearby Getaways, A Guide to LCRA Parks and Recreation Areas
  Colorful, fold-out brochure to LCRA parks and recreation areas.

Videos

• A Run unto the Sea: The Adventures of the Abilene Boys
  Walter Cronkite narrates this story about three adventurers who relive a 600-mile, 28-day canoe trip down the Texas Colorado River -- a repeat of an adventure they had as teen-agers in 1937. (1992, 55 min.)
• Anatomy of an Outage (1996, 10 1/2 min.)
  Go behind the scenes to LCRA's Systems Operations Control Center and into the field with the crews who respond first when power is lost.
• Colorado River Trail
  Tommy Lee Jones, a native of San Saba, takes you on a journey down the Colorado River Trail that runs through the Texas Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico. (1992, 8 min.)
• Footprints in Time
  Tour LCRA's Nightengale Archaeological Center at Kingsland, the only educational facility in Central Texas totally dedicated to teaching children and adults about prehistoric cultures in Texas. (8:28)
• Get to the Point! (1993, 12 1/2 min.)
  Mr. Technology, his young assistant Timmy and the Rain Fairy -- a.k.a. the comedy team of Esther's Follies -- learn about nonpoint-source pollution and how to prevent it. This program is for school audiences or for anyone who enjoys a tongue-in-cheek approach to a serious subject.
• Illegal Dumping: Victimizing Texas (1994, 17 min.)
  This video, produced for law-enforcement officials, shows how to deal with illegal trash dumping.
• Innovative Stormwater Runoff Practices (1997, 7 min.)
  This program looks at the filtration ponds and collection systems built into LCRA's office complex to handle rainfall runoff from parking lots before it is returned to the Colorado River.
• Rice: a Better Way (1994, 11 1/2 min.)
  Come to the rice fields of South Texas for a look at an entire growing season, from precision leveling of the field to harvest. See how rice producers are to improve practices in all phases of the rice growing process.
• The Water Never Got This High Before (1999, 12 min.)
  A history of floods on the Colorado River.
• Weather and the Colorado River (1996, 13 1/2 min.)
  LCRA Chief Meteorologist Bob Rose looks at the topography, climate and meteorological patterns that affect the lower Colorado River basin, the technology LCRA uses to monitor conditions, and how LCRA manages the Highland Lakes dams during flood situations.