Hydrilla & lake weed removal · Austin, TXYour lake,
minus the hydrilla.
We clear hydrilla the way it actually stays cleared: by hand, with rakes and underwater cutting blades. No chemicals, and no mowers chopping it into a thousand new plants. Your docks, boat lifts, and swim areas get open water again, and we haul everything off.
Serving the Highland Lakes: Travis · Austin · LBJ · Marble Falls · Canyon by request
WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH
Hydrilla doesn't stay where you found it.
Hydrilla verticillata is an invasive submerged plant that roots to the lake bed and grows straight up to the surface. Once there, it mats over docks, boat lanes, and swim areas. Texas lists it as a prohibited invasive species, and it spreads fast. That's exactly why the wrong kind of removal makes it worse instead of better. Learn how to identify hydrilla →
Regrows from fragments
A single cut stem can root and start a new mat. Mowing it or running a boat prop through it scatters more pieces than it removes.
Rooted, not floating
It anchors to the lake bed and grows up from there. Skim the surface mat without getting the root and you'll be doing it again in a few weeks.
Chemical-treatment limits
Herbicide use is often restricted near docks, swim areas, and drinking-water intakes, which is where hand removal earns its keep. Compare methods
THE PROCESS
Hand tools. No chemicals. Nothing left behind.
Four steps, with the same crew from walk-through to haul-off. No subcontractors, and no machinery that breaks the weed into more pieces.
Walk the water
Before we touch anything, we check depth, how dense the growth is, and what's rooted where.
Pull and cut at the root
Long-handled rakes lift the surface mat, and underwater cutting blades take it out at the base.
Haul it all out
Every bit of cut material gets bagged and hauled off-site, so nothing is left to drift or re-root next door.
Walk-through and check
Before calling it done, we check water clarity and open space. If regrowth is likely, we'll suggest a maintenance schedule.
SEE THE DIFFERENCE
Drag to clear the water.
One of our actual jobs on Lake Austin: same dock, same day, hand-pulled and hauled off.
WHAT WE DO
Every part of the lake you actually use.
Dock & Boat Lift Weed Removal
Clearing the mat around pilings and lift cables first, since that's where it fouls props and jams lifts.
Read more →Shoreline Weed Removal
Keeping banks and shallows open so growth doesn't creep back in from the edges between visits.
Read more →Swim Area Weed Removal
Clearing swim zones from the bottom up, so they're safe to stand in and not only clear on top.
Read more →Seasonal Lake Weed Maintenance
Scheduled passes through the growing season, so each visit is a trim instead of a full re-clear.
Read more →WHERE WE WORK
The Highland Lakes chain, dock to dock.
We work the Colorado River chain from Lake LBJ down through Lake Austin, plus Canyon Lake on the Guadalupe River by request.
Schematic, not to scale. The river chain runs LBJ → Marble Falls → Travis → Austin.
- Lake TravisDocks & boat lifts
- Lake AustinShorelines & swim areas
- Lake LBJBoat lanes & docks
- Lake Marble FallsDocks
- Canyon LakeBy request
WHY HAND REMOVAL
Clear water, guaranteed.
We're a small crew, so you deal with us directly. No subcontractors, and no chemicals or machinery that break hydrilla into next season's problem. We stand behind the work: if it comes back in a spot we cleared, tell us and we'll make it right.
- Zero chemicals, so it's safe for swimmers, pets, and the lake
- Cut at the root, not just skimmed off the top
- Every bit hauled away, with nothing left to re-root
- The same two-person crew, start to finish
"Clear water. Clean docks. Guaranteed."
COMMON QUESTIONS
Hydrilla removal, answered.
How do you remove hydrilla without chemicals?
By hand. Long-handled rakes lift the surface mat, and underwater cutting blades take the plant out at its base. Everything we cut gets bagged and hauled off-site so fragments can't drift away and re-root. See the full process.
Which lakes do you serve?
Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Lake LBJ, and Lake Marble Falls, plus Canyon Lake by request. That covers communities like Lakeway, Steiner Ranch, Horseshoe Bay, Kingsland, and Marble Falls. View the service area.
Will hydrilla come back after it's removed?
It can. Hydrilla stores energy in small tubers buried in the lake bed, and nobody can pull every one of those out. Clearing at the root plus a seasonal maintenance schedule keeps regrowth to a light trim. Why hydrilla comes back.
How much does hydrilla removal cost?
It depends on how much area needs clearing, how dense the growth is, and how deep the water is. Call or text (775) 856-9005 with a photo and we'll give you a free quote, usually the same day or the next.
Ready for open water again?
Call or text for a free quote. We usually reply the same day or the next.