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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 549.85 550.00 -0.15
Benbrook 693.67 694.00 -0.33
Bridgeport 828.44 836.00 -7.56
Cedar Creek 321.90 322.00 -0.10
Eagle Mountain 644.02 649.10 -5.08
Lake Worth 591.34 594.00 -2.66
Richland-Chambers 314.99 315.00 -0.01
*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.

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