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Update: May 12 at 8am

By May 12, 2016

As of Tuesday May 12 2015 at 8 a.m. – the following projections are based on on-ground flow conditions barring further rainfall:

Lake Bridgeport – Conservation Elevation (normal pool) = 836.00 ft-msl
Current elevation is 820.77 ft-msl.  Bridgeport is expected to rise through the day and reach near 821.0 ft-msl by 2:00 p.m. today.

Eagle Mountain Lake – Conservation elevation (normal pool) = 649.10 ft-msl
Current elevation is 648.92 ft-msl.  Eagle Mountain is expected to rise throughout the day and reach near 649.24 ft-msl by 2:00 p.m. today.

Eagle Mountain will be discharging 1680 cfs down to Lake Worth beginning at 8am.

Lake Worth – Conservation elevation (normal pool) = 594.00 ft-msl
Current elevation is 592.37 ft-msl.  Lake Worth will be rising slowly throughout the day and is expected to reach near 592.67 ft-msl by 2:00 p.m. today.

Lake residents are strongly encouraged to monitor lake levels as additional rainfall is in the short-term forecast.  Updates will be posted as they become available.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 548.52 550.00 -1.48
Benbrook 695.86 694.00 1.86
Bridgeport 826.62 836.00 -9.38
Cedar Creek 321.91 322.00 -0.09
Eagle Mountain 648.71 649.10 -0.39
Lake Worth 592.47 594.00 -1.53
Richland-Chambers 315.28 315.00 0.28
*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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