Spillway at White Rock Lake running dry

The spillway at White Rock Lake isn’t spilling! The spillway, located near the intersection of Garland Rd. and Winsted Dr. in Dallas, is the latest victim to the brutal Texas summer heat and lack of precipitation in the area. The Texas Water Development Board states that “the spillway is a concrete, broad-crested, uncontrolled weir 450 feet in length at an elevation of 458.0 feet above mean sea level. The dam controls a drainage area of about 100 square miles.” According to meteorologist Ali Turiano, from Fox4News, Dallas experienced its 45th day of triple-digit temperatures on Wednesday, ranking ninth on record for the Metroplex. She added that the heat comes alongside an ongoing drought. Wednesday marked 55 consecutive days without measurable rain at DFW Airport. That is the fifth-longest dry stretch in recorded history for the Metroplex. Forecasters say there is a slim chance for any rain to reach Dallas within the next 10 days, predicting that temperatures will stay above 96 degrees most of the time. With lake levels so low, boating and shoreline activities are more restricted, and fish and wildlife are forced deeper into the lake rather than the shallow spillway areas. — Nancy Black

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