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Weather Forecast Office Fort Worth, TX

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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the North Texas Lakes at Lake Grapevine. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 0 Moderate Flood Stage: 0 Flood Stage: 0 Action Stage: 0 Low Stage (in feet): 530 Historic Crests (1) 563.50 ft on 11/01/1981 (2) 563.06 ft on 06/20/2015 (3) 562.96 ft on 05/04/1990 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 563.06 ft on 06/20/2015 (2) 562.96 ft on 05/04/1990 (3) 562.35 ft on 06/15/1989 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 520.67 ft on 02/26/1979 (2) 521.39 ft on 02/28/1981 (3) 521.78 ft on 12/20/2006 Show More Low Water Records

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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550	Katie's Woods High Water boat ramp closed.
544	Meadowmere Park Standard boat ramp closed.
540.5	Dove Loop boat ramp closed.
539.5	Vineyards Campground boat ramp closed.
539	Ferris Branch and Trawick boat ramps closed.
538.5	McPherson Slough boat ramp closed.
538	Lakeview North boat ramp closed.
537.5	Katie's Woods Standard and Sand Bass boat ramps closed.
537	Lakeview South boat ramp closed.

Low Water Impacts

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475.00	Lowest gate on water intake structure for release of water. The sediment pool has been reached.
500.50	Lowest intake for the City of Grapevine has been reached. If water levels approach this level, the City of Grapevine would need to draw water from from a floodgate releases in the case of extreme low water levels to supply municipalities.
505.0	End of conservation pool.
515.00	Stage 4 Municipal Utilities District (MUD) Drought Contingency Plan (60% rate surcharge; watering prohibited).
520.00	Stage 3 Municipal Utilities District (MUD) Drought Contingency Plan (30% rate surcharge; watering restrictions; pool make-up water; no new landscaping).
530.00	Water accounting plan involving the Cities of Dallas and Grapevine and the Dallas County Park Cities Municipal Water District goes into effect.

About This Location

Latitude: 32.972500° N, Longitude: 97.056111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Lake Grapevine U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Lake Grapevine

Additional Information

Conservation Pool is 535 feet.

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