TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day. Current reservoir conditions are provided below. Currently, Eagle Mountain and Richland-Chambers are making flood discharges. Discharges at Eagle Mountain Lake will be increased to 1,740 cfs this morning. Any additional updates to flood discharges will be posted here.
Graphic-1, below, shows the past 48 hours of rainfall in the TRWD reservoir watersheds. The area between Boyd and Eagle Mountain Lake has received over 2 inches of rainfall, most of which fell before noon yesterday. This has led to increased inflow to Eagle Mountain Lake; spillway operations are underway to manage the rise caused by the additional runoff. National Weather Service (NWS) guidance for today and tomorrow can be found in Graphic-2, below. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is forecasted for the next two days. 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. 48 Hour Rainfall Totals
Graphic-2. NWS Guidance
*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.
**Benbrook Lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ***See Benbrook Lake Home Page for current discharge.
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.
