Current Conditions
- Little to no rainfall since the last Reservoir Monitoring Update.
- Cedar Creek pool elevation reached the top-5 record-high of 323.1 ft yesterday. Discharges reached 44,000 cfs. Record-high is 57,000 cfs in 2001.
- Flood discharges are ongoing at Eagle Mountain (EM), Richland-Chambers (RC) and Cedar Creek (CC).
Projections
- Lake Bridgeport (BP)
- Inflows are winding down and pool is close to peaking.
- Eagle Mountain Lake
- Inflows are dropping and discharges are being reduced accordingly.
- Barring additional rainfall, pool levels are expected to remain above conservation but slowly drop over the next several days.
- Cedar Creek Reservoir
- Spillway reductions are being adjusted accordingly as inflows recede.
- Lake level is expected to continue receding with no additional rainfall.
- Richland-Chambers Reservoir
- Inflows may start increasing over the next couple of days from the yesterday’s rainfall. Discharges will be adjusted accordingly.
*Projections are subject to change and are based on past precipitation.
Looking Forward
Weather is expected to be dry for a couple of more days before the next system arrives in the area on Sunday night. Best chances of rain are expected Sunday to Monday, but rain can linger through the middle of next week. See the latest NWS Guidance in Graphic-1 regarding the next rain event. Forecasts are subject to change. TRWD staff will continue to monitor conditions and flood discharges will be adjusted accordingly. Next update will come when conditions warrant.
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. NWS Guidance on Sunday Rainfall Event
*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.
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