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Reservoir Monitoring Update

By November 11, 2018

TRWD staff continues to monitor conditions in the TRWD reservoir watersheds 24 hours a day.   National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for rain chances to increase this evening as a cold front approaches the area.  At this time TRWD reservoirs are forecasted to receive between 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rain Sunday night into Monday.  The higher expected rainfall accumulations are for the Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers areas.

Reservoir Projections

  • Bridgeport – Discharges continue as the pool is being returned to conservation level.
  • Eagle Mountain –  The pool has begun to drop with the arrival of the Bridgeport discharges that were reduced on Friday.  Discharges continue to pass the Bridgeport discharges through and return the pool to conservation level.
  • Lake Worth – Pool is expected to remain around 594.3 ft-msl until there is a change in Eagle Mountain discharges.
  • Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers – Discharges continue as the pools are being returned to conservation level.

Please note that reservoir projections are barring additional rainfall and subject to change.  TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions.  Additional updates will be provided here if conditions dictate.  Please check back.

The latest update of current reservoir conditions follows:

Lake Bridgeport

  • Current reservoir elevation: 836.06 ft-msl.
  • Conservation level elevation: 836.00 ft-msl.
  • Change in past 24 hours: -0.06 ft.
  • Current discharge is 220 cfs.

Eagle Mountain Lake

  • Current reservoir elevation: 649.28 ft-msl.
  • Conservation level elevation: 649.10 ft-msl.
  • Change in past 24 hours: -0.07
  • Current discharge is 570 cfs.

Lake Worth (owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth)

  • Current reservoir elevation: 594.27 ft-msl.
  • Conservation level elevation: 594.00 ft-msl.
  • Change in past 24 hours: -0.02 ft.
  • Current discharge is 530 cfs.
  • See City of Fort Worth news feed for updates on lake.

Cedar Creek

  • Current reservoir elevation: 322.12 ft-msl.
  • Conservation level elevation: 322.00 ft-msl.
  • Change in past 24 hours: -0.06 ft.
  • Current discharge is 1,780 cfs.

Richland-Chambers

  • Current reservoir elevation: 315.55 ft-msl.
  • Conservation level elevation: 315.00 ft-msl.
  • Change in past 24 hours: +0.01 ft.
  • Current discharge is 3,750 cfs.

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.

*ft-msl – feet above mean sea level; cfs – cubic feet per second

Post based on conditions as of November 11, 2018, at 7:00 AM

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 550.23 550.00 0.23
Benbrook 696.10 694.00 2.10
Bridgeport 820.88 836.00 -15.12
Cedar Creek 322.34 322.00 0.34
Eagle Mountain 644.70 649.10 -4.40
Lake Worth 591.19 594.00 -2.81
Richland-Chambers 315.67 315.00 0.67
*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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