Area Lakes See Huge Spike From Weekend Rain

SAN ANGELO, TX — Area lakes have been the big beneficiary of heavy flooding in the Concho Valley over the July 4 weekend.

O.C. Fisher just outside of San Angelo has more than doubled in the last week, jumping from 9% capacity to 19.2%. 

It has been the continuation of an encouraging trend after the reservoir dropped to as low as 0.8% last year while dipping below 1,000 acre feet of water.

O.C. Fisher now has more than 22,000 acre feet.

One acre foot of water is equivalent to 326,000 gallons. 

East of San Angelo, O.H. Ivie is now over 300,000 acre feet after adding about 83,000 acre feet in the last few days.

The lake stood at 28.3% capacity a year ago and 39.3% a week ago. It is now up to 54.2% as water continues to pour in.

Twin Buttes has only added a little over 1,000 acre feet from the recent rains, bumping it up to 29,000 acre feet (14.2%).

Lake Nasworthy remains at a healthy 86% full with no significant change.

San Angelo was hit hard by flooding after the overnight downpour before the morning of July 4. Water rose to more than 12 feet at its peak in the Bell Street area.

One woman, Tonya Burwick, 62, was killed by flood waters. There were more than 100 water rescues and over 12,000 structures affected, according to San Angelo officials.