Lake Brownwood was more than a foot over the spillway as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to www.lakelevels.info, with more rain and increased water levels expected the remainder of the week.
As of Tuesday morning Lake Brownwood’s water level stood at 1,426.05 feet, 1.05 feet over the 1,425 feet maximum capacity.
Since May 1, the lake is up more three feet from its 1,422.69 feet total at that time. Most of the water has come since May 17, when the lake level stood at 1,422.86 feet – a 3.19 feet increase in the last two weeks.
In the past day, according to www.lakelevels.info, the lake level has risen 0.59 feet.
There is at least a 50 percent chance of rain in Brownwood and the surrounding area Wednesday through Saturday, and a 40 percent chance Sunday and Monday.