TRWD staff continues to monitor conditions in the TRWD reservoir watersheds 24 hours a day. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts are calling for widespread showers tomorrow with rainfall totals of 0.5 to 1.5 inches in the TRWD reservoir watersheds. Currently all TRWD reservoirs are falling, and releases are being made to return the pools to conservation level. The exception is Bridgeport, which is still on the rise and not expected to fill at this time.
Please note that reservoir projections are barring additional rainfall and subject to change. TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions. Additional updates will be provided here if conditions dictate. Please check back.
The latest update of reservoir conditions follows:
Lake Bridgeport
- Current reservoir elevation: 834.07 ft-msl.
- Conservation level elevation: 836.00 ft-msl.
- Change in past 24 hours: +0.17 ft.
- Current discharge is 0 cfs.
Eagle Mountain Lake
- Current reservoir elevation: 649.29 ft-msl.
- Conservation level elevation: 649.10 ft-msl.
- Change in past 24 hours:-0.29
- Current discharge is 300 cfs.
Lake Worth (owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth)
- Current reservoir elevation: 594.63 ft-msl.
- Conservation level elevation: 594.00 ft-msl.
- Change in past 24 hours: -.09 ft.
- Current discharge is 1,410 cfs.
- See City of Fort Worth news feed for updates on lake.
Cedar Creek
- Current reservoir elevation: 322.13 ft-msl.
- Conservation level elevation: 322.00 ft-msl.
- Change in past 24 hours: -0.02 ft.
- Current discharge is 890 cfs.
Richland-Chambers
- Current reservoir elevation: 315.69 ft-msl.
- Conservation level elevation: 315.00 ft-msl.
- Change in past 24 hours: -0.16 ft.
- Current discharge is 7,510 cfs.
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.
*ft-msl – feet above mean sea level; cfs – cubic feet per second
Post based on conditions as of October 23, 2018, at 9:00 AM
