TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day. The Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain watersheds received moderate rainfall overnight in addition to the heavy rainfall received Friday night. See Graphic-1 below. Currently, the Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, and Richland-Chambers spillways are making discharges – see table below graphics. Updates to flood discharges will be posted here.
Lake Bridgeport is closed. All other TRWD lakes (including Marine Creek), trail systems and parks remain open to the public and available for normal recreational activities. However, visitors are subject to all rules, regulations and guidance issued for each specific location either federal, state or local during this period of National Emergency. Please click here to see an important notice about new Eagle Mountain Park hours.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for a chance of storms today and storms with heavy rainfall for tomorrow for the Memorial Day weekend. Guidance can be seen in Graphic-2 and Graphic-3, 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 Reservoir Monitoring Update will be posted this evening.
Graphic-1. Rainfall Accumulation Map
Graphic-2. NWS Sunday Guidance
Graphic-3. NWS Monday Guidance
**Benbrook Lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ***See Benbrook Lake Home Page for current discharge.*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.
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 LPB.
