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Reservoir Monitoring Update

By December 7, 2018

TRWD staff continues to monitor conditions in the TRWD reservoir watersheds.  Rainfall began yesterday, see Graphic-1 for 24-hour rainfall totals.  So far, most of the rain has been in the Richland-Chambers and Cedar Creek vicinity.  Rain is expected to continue today through Saturday.  The latest National Weather Service (NWS) guidance is shown in Graphic-2.  NWS forecasts are predicting an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain at Richland-Chambers and Cedar Creek, and 1 to 2 inches at  Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain.

Current conditions at TRWD reservoirs are shown below.  TRWD staff will be monitoring conditions 24 hours a day.   Please be advised that forecasts are subject to change and TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions.  Additional updates will be provided here if conditions dictate, please check back.

Graphic-1. 24-Hour Observed Rainfall

Graphic-2. NWS Guidance

*Lake Worth owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth.  See 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.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 552.09 550.00 2.09
Benbrook 699.86 694.00 5.86
Bridgeport 822.68 836.00 -13.32
Cedar Creek 322.48 322.00 0.48
Eagle Mountain 648.22 649.10 -0.88
Lake Worth 592.22 594.00 -1.78
Richland-Chambers 316.68 315.00 1.68
*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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