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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Fishing Report from TPWD (May 1)

GOOD. Water normal stain; 67 degrees; 0.33 feet below pool. Striped bass fishing is great on top waters early along rocky shorelines and sandy flats around coves. Watch for birds on the banks and fish the direction the birds are moving up and down the rocks. Live bait is still very effective fishing ledges and humps near the river channels in 35-45 feet of water. The shad spawn is on and catching will only get better. Crappie fishing is good near boat docks and on structure also using electronics to locate roaming fish in 12-15 feet of water. Glo and milk are colors of choice with a crappie nibble tip. Seeing females in the creeks 2-5 feet of water as well. Catfishing is getting better on cut shad and prepared baits anchored on ledges in 40-50 feet of water a few reels off the bottom near rocky banks. Slip cork with a cut shad down the bluffs are producing channel cats preparing to spawn as well. Bass fishing is good using top waters early, spooks or closed face glide baits and fish crawl baits later. Fish are roaming near the beds and hitting white chatter baits as well. Live shad down the bluffs are producing numbers with the occasional big fish off the rocks in 5-8 feet of water. Report by Jacob Orr, Guaranteed Guide Service Lake Texoma. Hybrid stripers are excellent with limits coming on topwaters along the bank early in the morning watching for Egrets. Then switch to swimbaits on flats and points in 10-20 feet of water. Shad are spawning along the banks. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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