NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Public/Media Guide - Texas River Recreation Summary Frame

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td width="10"> </td> <td align="left">National Weather Service</td> <td align="right">Dallas/Fort Worth</td> <td width="10"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><table width="90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr><td><div align="center"><br><h3>River and Reservoir Summary</h3>(RVR, FGUS44)</div> <h4>Definition</h4> This product is released to inform river users of current and forecast river and lake conditions which they may require for planning purposes. <h4>Example</h4> <div align="center"><table width="430" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#eaeaea"> <tr> <td><pre> FGUS44 KFWD 221900 RVRFWR TEXAS RIVER RECREATION ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, FORT WORTH TX 100 PM CST WED NOV 22 2000 FRI NOV 24 2000 THROUGH SUN NOV 26 2000 RIVER FLOWS - IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND/FLOATABILITY LEVELS ($) RESERVOIR RELEASES - IN SECOND FOOT DAYS - THE VOLUME OF WATER REPRESENTED BY A FLOW OF ONE CUBIC FOOT PER SECOND FOR 24 HOURS. RIVER BASINS AND ESTIMATED FLOWS / FLOATABILITY LEVEL OBSERVATION FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY POINTS BY AREAS FLOW/ $ FLOW / $ FLOW / $ NORTHEAST WATERWAYS NECHES RIVER ALTO 390 / # 360 / # 330 / # SABINE RIVER GLADEWATER /US 271/ 290 / # 350 / # 390 / # NORTH CENTRAL WATERWAYS BRAZOS RIVER PK DAM 20 / # 20 / # 20 / # DENNIS /1543/ 170 / # 120 / # 120 / # GRANBURY DAM 30 / # 30 / # 30 / # WHITNEY DAM 20 / # 20 / # 20 / # TRINITY RIVER BENBROOK DAM 10 / # 10 / # 10 / # DENTON CREEK GRAPEVINE DAM 30 / # 30 / # 30 / # ELM FORK LEWISVILLE DAM 100 / 1 100 / 1 100 / 1 SOUTHEAST WATERWAYS ANGELINA RIVER SAM RAYBURN DAM 4370 / 3 4370 / 3 4370 / 3 NECHES RIVER TOWN BLUFF DAM 3420 / 3 3420 / 3 3420 / 3 VILLAGE CREEK KOUNTZE /418/ 480 / 2 350 / 1 240 / 1 SABINE RIVER TOLEDO BEND DAM 460 / # 460 / # 460 / # TRINITY RIVER LIVINGSTON DAM 11000 / 5 11000 / 5 11000 / 5 SOUTH CENTRAL WATERWAYS COLORADO RIVER SAN SABA /190/ 450 / 2 420 / 2 390 / 2 AUSTIN /183/ 220 / 1 200 / 1 190 / # FRIO RIVER GARNER ST PARK 370 / 3 360 / 3 350 / 3 GUADALUPE RIVER SPRING BRANCH /FM 311/ 820 / 4 780 / 4 750 / 4 CANYON DAM 3910 / 5 3910 / 5 3910 / 5 CUERO /77A 87 183/ 7030 / F 7020 / F 5980 / F LAMPASAS RIVER STILLHOUSE DAM 400 / 3 400 / 3 400 / 3 LLANO RIVER LLANO /SH 16/ 1670 / 3 1320 / 3 1080 / 3 PEDERNALES RIVER JOHNSON CITY 130 / 1 120 / # 110 / # SAN ANTONIO RIVER FALLS CITY /791/ 560 / 2 530 / 2 510 / 2 SAN MARCUS RIVER SAN MARCUS (BELOW BLANCO) 190 / 2 180 / 2 170 / 2 LULING /SH 80/ 410 / 3 400 / 3 380 / 3 WEST TEXAS WATERWAYS RIO GRANDE RIVER PRESIDIO 270 / # 270 / # 270 / # BOQUILLAS 350 / 1 350 / 1 350 / 1 PECOS RIVER PANDALE /1865/ 260 / 1 240 / 1 210 / 1 CAUTION: FLOW ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON RAINFALL AS OF 6 AM WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AFTER RELEASE OF THIS ADVISORY CAN GREATLY CHANGE THE FORECAST RIVER CONDITIONS. ESTIMATES OF DISCHARGES FROM RESERVOIRS ARE SUBJECT TO POWER AND WATER SUPPLY RELEASES AND FLOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND BE PREPARED FOR CHANGES IN FLOW AND FOR FLASH FLOODS. $ KEY TO SUGGESTED FLOATABILITY LEVELS SUBJECT TO REVISION BY RIVER RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, 1978. #. RIVER BELOW MINIMUM. 1. MINIMUM WATER AVAILABLE FOR FLOATING. SOME PORTAGING OR LINING THROUGH SHALLOW IS NECESSARY. 2. SATISFACTORY WATER CONDITIONS FOR FLOATING. 3. IDEAL WATER CONDITIONS FOR FLOATING. 4. WATER LEVEL APPROACHING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 5. MAXIMUM WATER FLOWS FOR EXPERTS ONLY. F. RIVER IN FLOOD. NA. 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