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20160525 Lake Level Update at 5:00 pm

By May 25, 2016

TRWD has begun discharging flood water in response to rain in the upper watershed on May 23 2016. The National Weather Service has forecasted significant rainfall May 26-27 2016. TRWD is monitoring 24 hours a day and will resume communicating water elevations and discharges. Updates can be expected twice a day morning and evening.

As of 5 pm

Lake Bridgeport

Discharge is 440 cfs.

Lake Bridgeport is forecasted to reach 836.45 with a discharge of 440 cfs by May 26 2016 at 12:00 am barring any further rainfall.

Lake Bridgeport is open to the public.

Eagle Mountain Lake

Discharge is 1050 cfs.

Eagle Mountain Lake is forecasted to reach 649.20 with a discharge of 1050 cfs by May 26 2016 at 12:00 am barring any further rainfall.

Eagle Mountain Lake is open to the public.

Lake Worth

Discharge is 1050 cfs.

Lake Worth is forecasted to reach 594.60 with a discharge of 1050 cfs by May 26 2016 at 12:00 am barring any further rainfall.

Check the City of Fort Worth news feed for the latest news regarding Lake Worth.

http://feeds.fortworthtexas.gov/cfwnews

Cedar Creek Lake

Discharge is 0 cfs.

Richland Chambers Lake

Discharge is 930 cfs.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 542.33 550.00 -7.67
Benbrook 690.63 694.00 -3.37
Bridgeport 828.45 836.00 -7.55
Cedar Creek 318.59 322.00 -3.41
Eagle Mountain 643.81 649.10 -5.29
Lake Worth 591.54 594.00 -2.46
Richland-Chambers 313.04 315.00 -1.96
*Conservation Level: The permitted level of water an entity is allowed to hold in a lake. Any amount above the conservation level is used for the temporary storage of flood waters and must be released downstream.
**Difference: Amount above or below conservation level.
For more information read our daily reports or the TRWD Lake Level Blog.

Check out the TRWD OneRain portal for a visualization of this information and more.

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