This view from Highway 71 northwest of Bee Cave, Texas, shows boat houses and docks grounded along the near-empty Pedernales River in the upper reaches of Lake Travis Friday, July 24, 2009. Lake Travis is about 31-feet below average level for July. The lake was nearly this low in 1984. Cities across Texas are urging residents to cut way back on water usage, especially in areas hit hardest by drought conditions. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
