TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day. Current reservoir conditions are provided below. Flood discharges resumed at Richland-Chambers last night and early this morning at Cedar Creek. The Eagle Mountain spillway gates remain closed; however, there is a small discharge at the overflow spillway that will continue 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. Please click here to see an important notice about new Eagle Mountain Park hours.
Overnight rainfall in the TRWD watersheds can be seen in Graphic-1. As forecasted the heavier depths were in the Richland-Chambers/Cedar Creek area and to the southeast. The remainder of today and is expected to be dry. The same can be said for the rest of the week and weekend. Please continue to follow the National Weather Service (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. Overnight Rainfall Observations
Graphic-2. NWS Wednesday 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.
