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NRMO2 : Lake Thunderbird

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Current Readings

  • 0.87 ft ABOVE normal
  • Pool elevation is 1039.87 feet on 09JUL2025 04:00 hours.
  • At this elevation the total amount of water stored in Lake Thunderbird is 110770 acre-feet.
  • Reservoir release is 321 cubic feet per second on Wednesday 09Jul2025 04:00.
  • Flood pool is 6.77% full.
  • Flood pool storage filled is 4827 acre-feet which is equivalent to 0.35 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.
  • Flood pool storage empty is 71425 acre-feet which is equivalent to 5.23 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.

Gate Change

Conditions at the time of Gate Change
  • Tuesday, 08 Jul 2025 1315
    • Pool Elevation = 1039.95 feet.
    • Total Release = 321 (cfs)
      • Gate Release = 321 (cfs)
      • Unregulated Release = 0 (cfs)
    • Gate Settings:
      • 2 Conduit Gates open 0.6 FT

Evaporation Data

  • 0.344 inches - 09JUL2025 @ 07:00

Reservoir Data

Elevation Incremental Storage Cumulative Storage
(feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet) (inches of runoff)* (acre-feet)
Surcharge Pool: ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Flood Control Pool: 1049.40 5.58 76252 13.34 182195
Conservation Pool: 1039.00 6.86 93670 7.76 105942
Inactive Pool: 1010.00 0.90 12272 0.90 12272

Streambed Elevation: 970.00 feet.
Top of Dam Elevation: 1071.00 feet.
* Values in the above "inches of runoff" column are based on a contributing drainage area of 256.0 square miles.
Longitude: -97° 13' 3.1 Latitude: 35° 13' 24.25
Map of Lake Thunderbird Dam

Graphs

of Measured and Calculated Lake Parameters
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Lake Thunderbird near Norman, OK


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