The second-largest reservoir in the Coastal Bend is continuing to rise after heavy rains deluged South Central Texas last month.
Lake Corpus Christi officially surpassed 90% full on Monday, August 10, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It’s the first time in nearly five years that the manmade reservoir has been so full, according to Corpus Christi Lake Watch. The lake will continue to rise, though at a slower pace now that the Nueces River is no longer at flood stage, according to KIII 3NEWS Chief Meteorologist Carly Smith.
As of Tuesday morning, Lake Corpus Christi stood at 91.7% full with some 234,975 acre-feet of water — a little more than 21,000 acre-feet shy of its total conservation capacity. More than 1,900 acre-feet of water have flowed into the reservoir since Monday, a rise of nearly 1%. To put that in perspective, that’s about 39% more water than Corpus Christi residents consumed in all of July, not including commercial, wholesale or large volume users, according to data provided by Corpus Christi Water…