West Central Texas Lakes at Lake Abilene, TX

River level and flood forecast · Taylor County

Normal1990.8 ftas of Tue 4:30 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Near flood stage2012.3 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 2024 ftElevation of Top of Dam
  • 2018 ftElevation of secondary Emergency Spillway. Spillway is natural earth left of the concrete spillway.
  • 2009.7 ftElevation of Emergency Spillway. Spillway is concrete near left (north) end of dam.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ABIT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.