Rio Grande at Lake Amistad
Val Verde County, Texas
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What floods at each level
- 1145.08 ft
(349.1 meters), Maximum water surfce - 5,656,777 acre-feet.
- 1140.4 ft
(347.68 meters), Top of spillway - 5,249,661 acre-feet.
- 1135 ft
(346.0 meters), The lake elevation is thirteen feet into the flood pool. Disastrous flooding below Lake Amistad washes lowest mobile homes downstream. Disastrous flooding in the Vega Verde subdivision reaches the roofs of lowest homes and is a life threatening event.
- 1125 ft
(343.0 meters), The pool elevation is eight feet above noraml elevation and releases flood the roadthrough low areas of the Vega Verde subdivision below Amistad Dam. Several lowest homes flood severely, and much of the residential area is cut off.
- 1123 ft
(342.4 meters), Pool elevation is six feet above normal, and releases flood the lowest sections of the road and approach homes in the Vega Verde subdivision below Amistad Dam.
- 1122 ft
(342.1 meters), The lake elevation is five feet above normal pool, and releases approach low sections of the road and lowest homes in the Vega Verde subdivision below Lake Amistad.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 1974 | 1135.66 ft | 64,400 cfs |
| Jul 5, 2010 | 1129.86 ft | — |
| Oct 4, 1991 | 1125.3 ft | 20,130 cfs |
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