This has been a very unusual fall season with far more than the normal rain. Like most lakes in north Texas, Lavon is a combination flood control & water supply lake. It is pretty normal for the level to fall as the summer wears on and for the lake to be down by five to ten feet below conservation level by fall and what rain comes just brings it back a bit. This year the lakes in the area are all full to well above the conservation level at present. Lavon was at 6' above and rising when they began opening gates to allow extra water out. While they are by no means open wide, even so it is pretty unusual for this amount of water to be released.

With the wet summer & fall that we have had, it is a really pretty season with leaves turning and the grass still green and growing. We are hoping for a really late freeze this year. That is particular true since we usually flee to the south well before this time.