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Lewisville outlines redesign and relocation plan after kayak launch damaged by high flows
Summary
City staff recommended removing the Hebron floating launch, replacing it with a sloped concrete or geotech launch to shorten closures and reduce maintenance, and moving the floating dock to Boat Ramp 1; staff estimated roughly $200,000 for the Hebron fix and about $100,000 to refurbish the courtesy dock.
City staff told the Lewisville City Council that high Elm Fork releases and large debris damaged the floating kayak launch at Hebron Parkway and made the upstream approach unsafe for novice paddlers, prompting a plan to remove and replace the floating ramp and relocate the dock to Boat Ramp 1.
"It's a beautiful launch, but it really does have a lot of concrete out there," Parks staff said, describing the 2020 Hebron installation and noting the dock remains fully ADA accessible. Staff showed photos of silt, large trees and stumps lodged against ramps after a June 13, 2025 high-release event that kept the launch closed until early July 2025 while crews removed mud and debris. "This is how long it took us to get in there and actually clean the gunk," a…
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