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.

Author: MiaSherwood Landau

Writing and blogging for business and for fun, Mia Sherwood Landau works from her cabin in the woods on Lake Texoma, where she loves to knit and sew and and craft folk art whenever she's not writing or spending time on the water.

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GOOD. Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.73 feet above pool. Striper fishing is a little tougher with the full moon and warming conditions. Watch for gulls on cloudy days working the river channels and ledges. Fish are roaming deeper water in big schools, biting swimbaits and live shad. Bigger fish will move up on structure with the next cold front, settling in 8–12 feet of water on humps and ledges. Look for crappie on bridge pilings and structure in 15–20 feet of water with jigs and minnows. Bass can be caught with soft plastics on structure and brush in 8–15 feet of water. Bass will push up into coves and around docks, feeding on shad. Swim jigs and crankbaits will work off ledges and on humps. Catfishing is good. Drift cut gizzard shad and rough fish on deeper flats in 30–40 feet of water near river mouths in muddier water. Bigger fish will move up shallower as the water cools. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are good transitioning to a deadstick bite and using Alabama rigs. Smaller fish are in 10-15 feet on structure with slabs, swimbaits or Alabama rigs. Bird action will lead the way to the deeper fish, but on bluebird days the birds are working at first and last light. The quality of fish is improving but we are still not seeing the big fish in bigger groups like what is typically for this time of year, but expect this to improve as the water cools. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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