Lake Level Blog

Reservoir Monitoring Update

By May 27, 2020

TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day.  Currently, the Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Creek, and Richland-Chambers spillways are making discharges – see table below.  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 City of Fort Worth has closed Lake Worth.  The official announcement can be found on their homepage. Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for this evening, and chances of rain for tomorrow, which can be seen in Graphic-1 and 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.

Lake Bridgeport has crested, and is currently receding. Eagle Mountain Lake is expected to crest near 650 ft-msl. Lake Worth is expected to crest near 596 ft-msl. 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 tomorrow morning.

Graphic-1. Weather this Evening

Graphic-2. Weather Tomorrow

**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 JZH.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 542.26 550.00 -7.74
Benbrook 690.51 694.00 -3.49
Bridgeport 828.40 836.00 -7.60
Cedar Creek 318.49 322.00 -3.51
Eagle Mountain 643.84 649.10 -5.26
Lake Worth 591.57 594.00 -2.43
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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