Lake Level Blog

Reservoir Monitoring Update – Evening

By March 23, 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. Earlier this afternoon discharges at Eagle Mountain Lake were reduced  from 7,020 cfs to the current rate of 5,840 cfs.  Any additional updates to flood discharges will be posted here.

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.

Graphic-1 is this week’s weather outlook, prepared by the National Weather Service (NWS).  The dry conditions will allow TRWD reservoirs to continue passing flood water  with the goal of getting all reservoirs back to conservation level and reducing discharge rates when possible.  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.  Work Week Outlook

**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 550.51 550.00 0.51
Benbrook 694.30 694.00 0.30
Bridgeport 821.65 836.00 -14.35
Cedar Creek 322.35 322.00 0.35
Eagle Mountain 645.23 649.10 -3.87
Lake Worth 591.18 594.00 -2.82
Richland-Chambers 315.29 315.00 0.29
*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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