Lake Travis near 25-year low

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Boaters are going through some major changes to get on the water with lake levels getting lower by the day.

"It takes a good three to four hours to move one dock by the time you get everything unhooked and all the anchors picked up," said Todd Kahler, Marina manager.

Downshore, Anderson Mill Marina's neighbor is tugging customers crafts to the same spot.

"We have to pick up the anchors and push the docks out there with our barges, our work boats," said Kahler. "Then, we re-anchor them out there in deeper water."

One after the other, the lake's marinas all face the same fate. Around the cove, the other marina Kahler manages is in line as the lake drops.

"None of us are planning for water anytime soon," said Kaher. "We're all planning for the worst case scenario."

The lake is dangerously close to its lowest level in 25 years.

"It's really scary just to be on a boat just because the water's so shallow in places," said Shellie Brown, a boater. "It's really kind of dangerous."

New islands are growing larger everyday. Debris once on the bottom of the lake is now on the shore. Even boat owners thought they pushed their boats far enough out, but found their crafts beached until the water rises again. Check out how low the lake is below:

Once Kahler moves his marina, he will shuttle boaters out to the new site.

"That's just part of the joy of Lake Travis," said Kahler. "We've got to do it."

The LCRA said the water is going down an average of 1.5 feet a week and does not seem to be slowing.