Tarrant Water District opens floodgates at Lake Bridgeport in response to heavy rain
The Tarrant Regional Water District opened up the Lake Bridgeport reservoir flood gates April 30 in response to heavy rain.
The lake was about just above conservation level as of noon on Wednesday, according to data from the United States Geological Survey.
That’s the level where the reservoir is considered full, and needs to be emptied so as to not overflow, according to the water district’s website
Lake Bridgeport accumulated about 4.18 inches of rain as of noon, according to the USGS.
The water will flow down into Eagle Mountain Lake, which is also close to full, said water district spokesperson Chad Lorance in a text message to the Star-Telegram.
When Eagle Mountain fills up, the water will go to Lake Worth and then into the Trinity River and out to Gulf Coast, Lorance said.
“Our folks do a great job. They will be 24/7 for a few days monitoring it all,” he said.
The National Weather Service Fort Worth issued a flood watch for Wise County — where Lake Bridgeport is located — running from 9:34 a.m. Wednesday into Thursday morning.
Dallas and Tarrant counties are under a flash flood warning until 2:15 p.m., according to the NWS.
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