No rain in the TRWD watersheds yesterday, just runoff from Saturday flowing into the lakes. Combined storage at Bridgeport (BP) and Eagle Mountain (EM) is up 1.1% since Friday. BP pool level is up 3 inches and EM is up 5 inches since Friday. Both of these lakes are expected to see additional rise over the next couple of days as water from upstream trickles in. In East Texas, Cedar Creek (CC) and Richland-Chambers (RC), flood discharges continue as both lakes are above conservation pool level.
Reservoir Operations
*Projections below are based on conditions up to the time of publication. Additional rainfall and spillway operations past the time of publication are not accounted for in these projections.
Cedar Creek – The CC pool is at 322.4 ft-msl and is near its peak elevation for this event. Inflow and pool level are expected to decline later today/early tomorrow, and discharges will be adjusted accordingly.
Richland-Chambers – Runoff from Saturday’s rain in the upper portions of the Chambers Creek watershed (Alvarado area) will start moving into the lake today. A slow rise is expected, and flood discharges will be adjusted accordingly.
Reservoir staff is monitoring conditions and will make updates to spillway operations as needed to safely pass the excess flood waters and return the reservoir back to conservation elevation. Updates regarding spillway gate changes from TRWD lakes will be posted to the Lake Level Blog as they occur.
Outlook
Today and tomorrow are expected to be dry. Low rain chances return on Wednesday; however, the better rain chances are on Friday. See Graphic-1 for NWS guidance on the week ahead. Rain chances are expected to return on Thursday.
This is the last update for this event. Please check the Lake Level Blog for future updates.
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Graphic-1. NWS Guidance
Warmer Weather is in store midweek through this weekend with increasing chances for rain. The best rain chances will be Thursday night through the weekend, when a few severe storms along with locally heavy rain may occur.
*Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth. See the City of Fort Worth news feed and NWS forecast page 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.
Current lake levels can be found in a variety of locations including TRWD.com, the TRWD watershed data viewer trwd.onerain.com, or download the TRWD Lake Level App for iOS or Android.
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