TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day. Current reservoir conditions are provided below. Currently, Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Creek, and Richland-Chambers are making flood discharges. Any additional updates to flood discharges will be posted here.
Lake Worth remains closed since Monday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. The official notification is provided on the City of Fort Worth’s website.
Another round of rainfall impacted the Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain watersheds earlier this evening. Graphic-1, below, shows the 6-hour rainfall accumulation from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. TRWD continues to monitor reservoir inflows and will make discharge adjustments accordingly.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for another chance of rainfall overnight tonight. The majority of the rainfall is anticipated to fall south and east of the Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain watersheds; however, impacts to these watersheds cannot be ruled out. See Graphic-2, below. Please continue to follow the NWS and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding the weather and river conditions, respectively.
Please be advised that forecasts and projections are subject to change, and TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions. The next update will come tomorrow morning, unless conditions dictate otherwise. Please check back.
Graphic-1 – 6-hour Rainfall Accumulation
Graphic-2 – NWS Guidance
*Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth. See the City of Fort Worth news feed for updates on Lake Worth.
**Benbrook Lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ***See Benbrook Lake Home Page for current discharge.
Please call the Flood Hotline for further information.
817-720-4296
If prompted to leave a message, the flood monitor on duty will return your call within 30 minutes.
Posted by NR.
