While there were no visible signs of danger in Belton, the city’s flood monitoring system was the first and only indication ...

Last summer, amid the historic drought, Lake Belton was 19 feet below normal water levels. Now it is only about 9 and a half feet under.

The lake has not been this low since 1972, according to Lake Belton Park Rangers, but they hope that rains in future seasons will restore the lake to normal water levels.

Cities that use Belton Lake for their drinking water issued Stage 2 water restrictions last week while Belton Lake continues to dry up.

Lush vegetation is now growing in the lake bed of Lake Belton as the reservoir’s water level continues to drop daily from drought.

Belton's flood monitoring system detected a sudden rise in Nolan Creek on Monday, alerting officials to upstream flooding ...

Earlier this summer high levels of heavy rainfall caused many lakes in the area to reach record high water levels, now it seems the water has subsided as local families celebrate Labor Day.

FORT HOOD, Texas--The "water dogs" of Company A, 589th Brigade Support Battalion, 41st Fires Brigade pumped nonpotable water from Lake Belton and converted it into potable water using a tactical ...

Belton Lake has dropped to 577.21 feet amid the Texas drought, it's lowest water level recorded in 50 years.

If Lake Belton water levels continue to drop, the ghost town of Sparta hidden beneath may be revealed. Drought has plagued the southwest United States for years, drastically impacting water levels ...

One woman, Delaney Presley of Belton, said her six-month-old puppy played in the water and died 30 minutes from the time the water entered his bloodstream.

A 78-year-old Houston man drowned at Belton Lake after attempting to swim back to a drifting boat, according to the Bell County Sheriff’s Office.