Lake Level Blog

Reservoir Monitoring Update

By April 21, 2020

TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day.  Current reservoir conditions are provided below.  Currently, Eagle Mountain, Cedar Creek, and Richland-Chambers are making flood discharges.  Low level discharges resumed at Cedar Creek last night.  The spillway gates at Eagle Mountain are closed; however a small discharge will continue from the overflow spillway until the pool level falls below elevation 649.1 ft-msl.  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.

No measurable rainfall at the TRWD reservoirs yesterday.  Storm chances return late this evening and run through tomorrow.  Forecasted rainfall depths are relatively low, less than a half inch; however, locally heavy rainfall could surpass the forecasted amounts.  These storms have a chance of being strong to severe, so be sure to remain weather aware.  National Weather Service (NWS) guidance for the upcoming storms can be seen in Graphic-1.  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 Guidance – Today and Tomorrow

 

**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 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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