Lakes drop despite rain

Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News
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A rainy weekend helped boost Wichita Falls precipitation totals for the year.

The city officially received .46-inch of rainfall Saturday into early Sunday to bring the total so far in 2024 to 5.11 inches compared to the 3.74 inches which is normal for this point in the year.

Wichita Falls got rain over the weekend, but lakes fell slightly.
Wichita Falls got rain over the weekend, but lakes fell slightly.

Wichita Falls and North Texas will have a chance for more rain Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night.

Despite the rain, the combined lake levels of lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo dropped 0.3 percent over the past week to land at 55.8 percent of capacity. That keeps Wichita Falls water customers in the Stage 1 Drought Watch restrictions.

Lake Kemp, which also provides a portion of the Wichita Falls water supply, was 72.4 percent full on Monday.

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Lakes drop despite rain