Lake Level Blog

Reservoir Monitoring Update

By March 29, 2020

TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day.  Current reservoir conditions are provided below.  Currently, Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Creek, and Richland-Chambers are making flood discharges.  Additional updates to flood discharges will be posted here.

All TRWD lakes (including Marine Creek), trail systems and parks remain open to the public and available for normal recreational activities. However, visitors are subject to all rules, regulations and guidance issued for each specific location either federal, state or local during this period of National Emergency

Lake Worth remains closed since Monday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m.  The official notification is provided on the City of Fort Worth’s website.

National Weather Service (NWS) guidance for today and tomorrow can be seen in Graphic-1.   Today should be mostly dry, then rain chances increase tomorrow.  Forecasted rainfall depths are 1/2 to 1 inch for Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain; and 1 to 2 inches for Cedar Creek and Richland-Chambers.   Please continue to follow the NWS and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding the weather and river conditions, respectively.

Please be advised that forecasts and projections are subject to change, and TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions.  The next update will come tomorrow morning, unless conditions dictate otherwise.  Please check back.

 

Graphic-1.  NWS Sunday/Monday Guidance

**Benbrook Lake is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  ***See Benbrook Lake Home Page for current discharge.*Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth.  See the 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.

Posted by CO.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 543.78 550.00 -6.22
Benbrook 691.14 694.00 -2.86
Bridgeport 824.08 836.00 -11.92
Cedar Creek 319.50 322.00 -2.50
Eagle Mountain 643.30 649.10 -5.80
Lake Worth 591.28 594.00 -2.72
Richland-Chambers 313.66 315.00 -1.34
*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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