AUSTIN — History teaches us a lot.
On Christmas Day in 1991, Lake Travis reached a record height of 710.44 feet, a record that still stands, at least for now.
This is what Lake Travis looked like at 710 feet in 1991. The area received 16 inches of rain and more than 1,000 homes were flooded, at least 50 of which were completely submerged in the Graveyard Point area. The development "The Island" was also surrounded by water.
There were no deaths, but this is what a repeat could look like by the end of the week.
Tuesday, Cental Texas was impacted by major flooding, leaving at least one person dead so far, according to officials.
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Four floodgates are currently open at Mansfield Dam on Lake Travis and officials said Wednesday afternoon they expect that four more are likely to open within the next 24 hours.
The most floodgates ever opened on Mansfield Dam was six in 1957. Five were opened in 1991. Mansfield Dam has 24 floodgates total.