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; 69 degrees; 0.28 feet below pool. Striper fishing is great on live bait throughout the day, especially the afternoon bite as the moon becomes brighter each night. Topwaters are effective early along gravel shorelines near main lake points for bigger fish, both early and late. On deep flats use live bait in 35-45 feet of water. We are seeing fish schooling well under the boats, eagerly eating live bait, so limits are possible every trip. Crappie fishing is picking up. Use jigs and small shad under dock floats and along the tops of brush piles in 6-12 feet of water. Electronics help locate active fish suspended throughout the brush. Catfishing is also improving with the inflow of water. Start looking at deeper flats near the river inlets, in 25-40 feet of water. Drift with cut shad or whole gizzard shad for bigger fish. Good numbers are still found on cut shad and prepared baits in 35-55 feet of water near river channels on the main lake points. Bass fishing will continue to improve as temperatures drop and water levels rise. Look for bass to be more active, chasing baits and making more mistakes. Try Alabama rigs with flukes and hard baits off the banks towards the middle of shallow coves and near docks in 5-12 feet of water. Use electronics to locate brush and structure bait will be holding on with bigger bass roaming the ledges. Report by Jacob Orr, Lake Guaranteed Guide Service. Striped bass are excellent on topwaters early in the day. Cooler weather has improved the bite will daily limits possible. Birds will lead the way to feeding striped bass then cast slabs beneath. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

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