Why can not Lake Fork release less water over a longer time and so reduce the amount of flooding?
Answer The Lake Fork Reservoir was constructed as a water supply reservoir and is operated to provide water for municipal and industrial uses. An extensive network of rain gauges around the watershed of the reservoir enables the operators to adjust the release of water from the reservoir in the effort to reduce downstream flooding. For more information please contact the Lake Fork Office at 903-878-2262, 903-878-2416 Fax, Tom Pegues, mailto:tpegues@sra.dst.tx.us, Division Manager.
