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.
Graphic-1, below, shows the overnight rainfall focus has shifted to the Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers watersheds; Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain saw minimal rainfall overnight. Areas in the Cedar Creek watershed have received over 4 inches of rain in the past 12-hours. Reservoir staff is working to manage the inflows and have increased discharges throughout the early morning hours.
Additional rainfall is in the forecast for today, mainly in the Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers area; Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain should be fairly rain free today and tonight. Please continue to follow the National Weather Service (NWS)and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding the weather and river conditions, respectively.
Graphic-2, below, is from the NWS Twitter account and shows that 2020 is off to a historically wet start.
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 this evening, unless conditions dictate otherwise. Please check back.
Graphic-1 – Overnight Rainfall
Graphic-2 – NWS Twitter Post
*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.
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