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Update: May 11 at 5:30pm

By May 11, 2016

As of Monday May 11 2015 at 5:30 p.m. – the following projections are based on on-ground flow conditions barring further rainfall:

Lake Bridgeport – Conservation Elevation (normal pool) = 836.00 ft-msl
Current elevation is 820.2 ft-msl.  Levels should continue to rise through the day and reach near 820.4 ft-msl by 9:00 p.m. tonight.

Eagle Mountain Lake – Conservation elevation (normal pool) = 649.10 ft-msl
Current elevation is 648.2 ft-msl.  Eagle Mountain is expected to rise throughout the evening and reach near 648.5 ft-msl by 9:00 p.m. tonight.

Eagle Mountain will be discharging 970 cfs down to Lake Worth beginning 5:30 pm. This discharge will help protect the Nature Center levees bringing Lake Worth elevation up.

Lake Worth – Conservation elevation (normal pool) = 594.00 ft-msl
Current elevation is 592.1 ft-msl.  Lake Worth will be rising slowly throughout the day and is expected to reach near 592.2 ft-msl by 9:00 p.m. tonight.

Lake residents are strongly encouraged to monitor lake levels as additional rainfall is in the short-term forecast.  Updates will be posted as they become available.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 542.31 550.00 -7.69
Benbrook 690.53 694.00 -3.47
Bridgeport 828.42 836.00 -7.58
Cedar Creek 318.55 322.00 -3.45
Eagle Mountain 643.82 649.10 -5.28
Lake Worth 591.54 594.00 -2.46
Richland-Chambers 313.02 315.00 -1.98
*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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