Central City Project Studies

Fort Worth’s tremendous population growth issue, which led to our outgrowing of the current levee system, was identified back in the mid-1980’s. Our current levee system was built for a population of roughly 350,000 people and Fort Worth has now surpassed 900,000 people. Initially, there were 16 studies completed that led to the US Army Corps of Engineers Central City Flood Control Project, with an additional 7 studies to follow once the project was authorized.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 545.87 550.00 -4.13
Benbrook 688.63 694.00 -5.37
Bridgeport 827.63 836.00 -8.37
Cedar Creek 318.18 322.00 -3.82
Eagle Mountain 644.23 649.10 -4.87
Lake Worth 591.35 594.00 -2.65
Richland-Chambers 312.80 315.00 -2.20
*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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