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Fort Worth’s Panther Island gets more federal funding. Here’s where the money will be spent

By July 27, 2026

Originally Published on May 14, 2024 by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The flood control portion Fort Worth’s Panther Island hit another milestone Tuesday after the project received an additional $20 million from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to finish the project’s design.

The money will go toward designs for the Samuels Avenue Dam, Marine Creek, a pedestrian bridge and restoration work at both Rockwood and Gateway Park, according to an Army Corps press release.

This brings the total amount the federal government has invested into the project to $443 million over the past three years.

Read the full article at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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*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.

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