Galveston District Water Management Reports


All the reports presented below were created using the best data available at the time. They may not accurately reflect current or future conditions. We provide updated reports whenever the National Weather Service substantially changes its precipitation forecast.


CWMS Forecast


Latest CWMS Forecast

Galveston District Water Management professionals use the Corps Water Management System (CWMS) modeling suite to help plan reservoir operations when precipitation is expected. Click the link above to view the latest CWMS Forecast.Previous published forecasts can be obtained upon request from Galveston District Water Management.



Project Status Reports


This Project Status Report report is prepared by the Hydrology/Water Control (H&H/WC) Branch daily to cover a period of 24 hours. The report provides data for use by personnel whose work requires knowledge pertaining to the regulation of reservoirs, field investigations, stream gaging, construction activities affected by releases from reservoirs, answering public inquiries, and preparing public releases.

Typically Water Management publishes daily morning reports for Addicks and Barker reservoir flood control project,at least twice a week, on Monday and Friday. The daily report can be published more often (daily or even more frequently) during active storm events. If we're storing water due to a storm or construction closure, a report is published daily until we're back to empty in both reservoirs.

This Project Status Report report is prepared by the Hydrology/Water Control (H&H/WC) Branch when project operations change due to weather or salt intrusion into the Lower Trinity River. The report provides data for use by personnel whose work requires knowledge pertaining to the regulation of Lockages on navigable water ways,answering public inquiries, and preparing public releases. The frequency of the reports is dictated by change in project operations such as in when starting salinity control operations etc.


Monthly Reservoir Report


The Hydrology/Water Control (H&H/WC) Branch prepares the monthly reservoir reports in accordance with ER 1110-2-240. These reports are a tabular record of regulation for all flood control, navigation, or multiple-purpose storage reservoirs that are under supervision of, or of direct interest to,the District Office. Supplemental information on the regulation of the reservoirs, such as explanation of deviations from approved schedules, are added as a note on the report or as an attachment. These reports are promptly prepared each month and maintained in such form as to be readily available for transmittal to the Chief of Engineers, or others, upon request.


Annual Report


This report is prepared by the Hydraulics and Hydrology/Water Control (H&H/WC) Branch in accordance with ER 1110-2-240. The report contains a summation of the general conditions of the river basins and the individual projects in the District for the preceding fiscal year. The report also presents the activities and accomplishments of the Reservoir Control Section for the past year. The report is forwarded to the SWD Reservoir Control Center for inclusion in the Division's Annual Report.