Lake Level Blog

Reservoir Monitoring Update

By March 5, 2020

TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day.  Current reservoir conditions are provided below.  Currently, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Creek ,and Richland-Chambers are making flood discharges.  Eagle Mountain discharges will be increased this morning for a total discharge of 270 cfs.  Any additional updates to flood discharges will be posted here.

Rain has come to an end.  Observed rainfall totals for the event can be seen in Graphic-1, below.  The Bridgeport watershed received about 2 inches of rain which will continue to raise the pool over the next few days; it is not expected that the pool will completely fill at this time.  Conditions should remain rain free until Sunday, see National Weather Service (NWS) guidance in Graphic-2. 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 update will come tomorrow morning, unless conditions dictate otherwise.  Please check back.

Graphic-1. Observed Rainfall

Graphic-2. NWS Weekend Outlook

 

*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 CO.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 548.48 550.00 -1.52
Benbrook 695.54 694.00 1.54
Bridgeport 826.57 836.00 -9.43
Cedar Creek 321.87 322.00 -0.13
Eagle Mountain 648.53 649.10 -0.57
Lake Worth 592.34 594.00 -1.66
Richland-Chambers 315.27 315.00 0.27
*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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