Double Destruction in Lake Texoma Flooding, But Lake Level Going Down!




* This is my second update to my post yesterday, and it comes with great excitement!  Despite the hard rains yesterday, Lake Texoma seems to have crested and the water level is now declining, 645.20 as of 8:30 am Monday June 22nd. 

The Army Corps of Engineers site has not been providing hourly lake levels since 9:00 am Sunday June 21st, but local TV news reported the lake crested at 645.32 feet yesterday.

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We went mudding in our old Geo Tracker this morning to get photos of the second devastating wave of flooding at Cedar Mills Marina this month.

This is NOT the fun kind of mudding. NOBODY is enjoying it around here.

Security guards let us in to shoot these photos of the main entrance and other views of the flood waters, which are aproximately 8" lower than their highest level on June 1st 2015. As I type this the lake level of fLake Texoma at the Denison Dam is 644.96 above sea level.

*I'm updating this post several hours later now, because heavy rains have hit the Texoma area again today, Sunday June 21st. Our rain gauge shows just ver 3" today, and big tree limbs are down in our neighborhood.

Hard-hit areas downstream of Lake Texoma are suffering from more rain and all the water flowing over the spillway at the Denison Dam today, too.

Predictions vary as to the date and time the present Lake Texoma flooding will crest, and of course it's not an exact calculation anyway.

Shreveport LA is experiencing the effects of floodwaters here in Texoma, and the Red River isn't expect to crest there until July 1st, according to the National Weather service.

And there's a notice posted on the National Weather Service site that reads, "Forecasts are not available for the Red River at Lake Texoma near Denison. Only observed stages are available for this point." 

So, I'm certainly not qualified to make a prediction either. No way. But I'll say this, I don't think it will be tomorrow, Monday June 22nd. I believe it will be later in the week, partially based on the predictions the National Weather Service made for Shreveport LA.

And that means we could exceed the previous high-water mark, once again.




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Thursday

Rain Showers Likely

Hi: 80

Thursday Night

Mostly Cloudy

Lo: 71

Friday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 87

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Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 75

Saturday

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Fishing Report from TPWD (Jun. 11)

FAIR. Water stained; 74 degrees; 10.38 feet above pool. Striper fishing is improving as the lake settles and fish move up in the water column. Fish are suspended in deep water and on shallow humps 15-25 feet of water. Live bait and lures are working on the right day in the right school of fish. Channel catfish are great along rocky banks using punch bait on baited holes in 10-20 feet of water. Blue catfish are in deeper water on dead shad or cut bait suspended above the muddy water near the bottom. Bass fishing will improve as the lake clears up and the fish move to summer patterns with warmer water. Fish flooded brush in the backs of the creeks and near points. Docks and marinas near the south end of the lake will have less murky water. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Texoma, Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass bite is improving on live bait, with some small fish being caught on artificials in 10-30 feet of water. The fishing improves along with the clarity. A few fish are schooling. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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