Lake Level BlogReservoir Monitoring Update

Reservoir Monitoring Update

By June 3, 2024

Current Conditions

  • Graphic-1 shows to total rainfall for the weekend
  • Heavy rain in the Richland-Chambers (RC) and Cedar Creek (CC) watersheds last night, 2.76″ was recorded in 3-hours at the RC gage.
  • Flood discharges are ongoing at Eagle Mountain (EM), Richland-Chambers and Cedar Creek.

Projections

  • Lake Bridgeport (BP)
    • The Jacksboro gage peaked just over 2000 cfs yesterday; additional rainfall will add volume to the recession limb and eventually to BP!
    • Bridgeport will continue to rise the next few days.
    • Projections are showing it could reach and surpass 827 ft-msl tomorrow.
  • Eagle Mountain Lake
    • Inflows are dropping and discharges are being reduced accordingly.
    • Barring additional rainfall, expect pool levels to remain fairly constant today.
  • Cedar Creek Reservoir
    • Inflows should be around 10,000 cfs for most of the day.
    • Barring additional rainfall, expect pool levels to remain fairly constant today.
  • Richland-Chambers Reservoir
    • The pool has crested but inflow is expected to be in the 15,000 cfs range most of today.
    • Barring additional rainfall, expect pool levels to remain fairly constant today.

*Projections are subject to change and are based on past precipitation.

Looking Forward

Storms with a severe weather component are possible this afternoon and evening.  See the latest NWS Guidance in Graphic-2. After today, north Texas is expected to see a much-needed dry stretch, at least through the weekend.   TRWD staff will continue to monitor conditions and flood discharges will be adjusted accordingly.

Please stay weather aware and follow our partners at the National Weather Service (NWS) and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding weather and river conditions, respectively.

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Graphic-1. Weekend Rainfall Totals 

Graphic-2. NWS Guidance

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible once again through Monday afternoon as leftover boundaries trigger additional development. Some of these storms could be severe, mainly for large hail and damaging winds.

*Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth. See the City of Fort Worth news feed and NWS forecast page 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.

Current lake levels can be found in a variety of locations including TRWD.com, the TRWD watershed data viewer trwd.onerain.com, or download the TRWD Lake Level App for iOS or Android.

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 message within 30 minutes.

Posted by CO.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 542.37 550.00 -7.63
Benbrook 690.62 694.00 -3.38
Bridgeport 828.47 836.00 -7.53
Cedar Creek 318.61 322.00 -3.39
Eagle Mountain 643.78 649.10 -5.32
Lake Worth 591.52 594.00 -2.48
Richland-Chambers 313.06 315.00 -1.94
*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.

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