Recent rain raises Cedar Creek Lake 1 foot; experts unsure about 3-month forecast




Recent rains brought Cedar Creek Lake up a foot, but it is still 2.81 feet below normal. The National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office issued its latest report Jan. 8 about the ongoing drought, advising that the next three-month period would require at least three more inches of rain to ease dry conditions in this area of North Texas. The Climate Prediction Center noted that there is no strong signal indicating whether there will be continued drought or ample rainfall in the area of Cedar Creek Lake and its surrounding agricultural land. In 2011 when Cedar Creek Lake dropped to 8-feet below normal, unexpected winter rains in early 2012 returned the lake level to normal. The Cedar Creek Lake area now enjoys far more favorable conditions than in the Panhandle and Deep South Texas, where rainfall of six to nine inches is needed to relieve those areas of drought conditions. The national outlook for extended drought encompasses virtually all of Texas, the Midwest and the Southwest. Visit http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=drought for more information.




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Cedar Creek Lake Weather Forecast

Tuesday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 91

Tuesday Night

Slight Chance Thunderstorms

Lo: 75

Wednesday

Chance Thunderstorms

Hi: 91

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 77

Thursday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 93

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 77

Friday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 95

Friday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 77


Cedar Creek Lake Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 7/8: 321.77 (-0.23)



Cedar Creek Lake

Fishing Report from TPWD (Jul. 2)

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15–22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, sometimes paired with 2–3 jigs above, and the always-reliable yellow bladed jig using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons at 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water absolutely crushed the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 83 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good anchoring on humps in 12-24 feet using small shad or cut shad on the bottom. Drifting larger cut bait like carp, drum or big gizzard shad on flats in 10-25 feet all around the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

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