Lake Buchanan infested with zebra mussels, joining dozens of other Texas waterways, officials say
Kelsey Bradshaw, Austin American-Statesman
Lake Buchanan is among the latest Texas waterways to be infested with zebra mussels, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The department designated the lake, which is west of Burnet and north of Inks Lake, as being infested after an October sampling showed evidence that the invasive mollusks were reproducing there.
Zebra mussel larvae were found in plankton samples that Lower Colorado River Authority scientists took from three sites around the lake, officials said. Last month, more samples were taken from two of three sites, and zebra mussels were found again.