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www.lcra.org LCRA’sLCRA’s HydrometHydromet SystemSystem andand ItsIts UseUse inin FloodFlood SituationsSituations BobBob Rose,Rose, MeteorologistMeteorologist LowerLower ColoradoColorado RiverRiver AuthorityAuthority Austin,Austin, TexasTexas TheThe ColoradoColorado RiverRiver BasinBasin www.lcra.org TheThe LowerLower ColoradoColorado RiverRiver BasinBasin www.lcra.org The Basin is Roughly 18,300 Square Miles HistoricalHistorical HeavyHeavy RainRain EventsEvents www.lcra.org Colorado River July 2002 45” Basin HighlandHighlandHighland LakeLakeLake DamsDamsDams www.lcra.org Lake Buchanan Buchanan Dam Inks Lake Starcke Dam Lake LBJ Mansfield Lake Travis Lake Dam Marble Falls Inks Dam Lake Austin Wirtz Dam Tom Miller Dam Radar-RainfallRadar-Rainfall EstimatesEstimates areare notnot www.lcra.org AlwaysAlways ReliableReliable www.lcra.org Because of the limitations of radar/rainfall estimates and the short travel times between the tributaries and the Highland Lakes, LCRA made the decision to build a dense network of automated gauges across the Lower Colorado River Basin to assist with flood forecasting and flood warning. 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WDT – QPESUMS NWS Forecasts Gage only NWS QPF’s NWSNWS MPEMPE ViewerViewer www.lcra.org QPESUMSQPESUMS www.lcra.org LocalLocal GaugeGauge CorrectedCorrected ProductProduct (LGC(LGC)) dist _ stn w exp mosaic KAPPA dist_stn= distance from grid cell to gauge large KAPPA (like Average-smooth) small KAPPA (like nearest neighbour-blocky) NextNext GenerationGeneration ofof MPEMPE (Q2)(Q2) www.lcra.org LessonsLessons LearnedLearned –– AugustAugust 20052005 www.lcra.org Two Different WDT Inputs to CWMS Impact on Forecasts vs. Observed Stream Response Radar Local Gage Observed Peak Flow (cfs) 22,808 12,805 12,051 Volume (acre-ft) 134,213 89,475 79,056 LCRALCRA CWMSCWMS -- 20072007 www.lcra.org LakeLake TravisTravis -- ForecastForecast www.lcra.org Observed Daily Lake Level Daily Elevations of Lake Travis Full - (Elevation 681) 1996-present2007 710 700 690 680 670 Elevation (msl) 660 650 640 1/1/2007 3/1/2007 4/29/2007 6/27/2007 8/25/2007 10/23/2007 12/21/2007 Date RainRain gagegage ValueValue –– MarchMarch 20072007 www.lcra.org RADAR ONLY RADAR - Local bias gauge adjustment No gates 2.5 gates-Wirtz 8.5 gates - Starcke RainRain GageGage ValueValue –– FlashFlash FloodsFloods www.lcra.org Sandy Creek near Kingsland Observed Flow Sandy Creek at Kingsland Observed Flow Sandy Creek near Click March 30, 2007 Observed Flow Sandy Creek near Willow City Observed Rainfall at Kingsland 16000 Observed Rainfall at Click 0 Observed Rainfall at Willow City 2 14000 4 12000 6 10000 8 8000 10 Flow Cfs Flow 12 6000 14 Cumlative Rainfall in inches 4000 16 2000 18 0 20 3/29/2007 3/30/2007 3/30/2007 3/31/2007 3/31/2007 4/1/2007 4/1/2007 4/2/2007 4/2/2007 12:00 0:00 12:00 0:00 12:00 0:00 12:00 0:00 12:00 Date ForecastForecast BenchmarkingBenchmarking www.lcra.org Overall - Lake Travis Forecast Average Difference(Forecasted - Observed) in ft 12 hr 24 hr 48 hr March 12 to 14, 2007 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 March 27 to 31, 2007 -0.2 0.1 0.25 May 27 to 30, 2007 0.01 0.18 0.21 August 16 to 17, 2007 0.1 0.57 1.06 Larger Event June/July 2007 -0.1 -0.23 -0.86 ForecastForecast BenchmarkingBenchmarking www.lcra.org 6/27/2007 3:00 am the 12 forecast was under 1.5 ft 6/27/2007 6:00 am the 12 hour forecast was 0.05 ft under 24 hour forecast was 1 ft under 48 hour forecast was 2.5 ft under By 6/27/2007 2:00 am we had our first forecast for 4 gates It was confirmed by 3:00 am and gates opened at 4:45 am The peak/plateau wasMarvle Falls predicted 6 ENE Rainfall 24 hrs ahead 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 RainfallInches in 6 4 2 0 6/26/2007 21:00 6/27/2007 0:00 6/27/2007 3:00 6/27/2007 6:00 6/27/2007 9:00 6/27/2007 12:00 ForecastForecast BenchmarkingBenchmarking www.lcra.org • Models were calibrated against 1997 June 2007 June 1997 Peak Lake Elevation 701.5 705 Peak Inflow into Travis 250, 000 cfs 300,000 cfs Elevation at start of Flood 681 681 Period of Time 51 days 46 days LCRA Corporate Archives #: W000734 NewNew OfficeOffice BuildingBuilding www.lcra.org NewNew OfficeOffice BuildingBuilding www.lcra.org NewNew OfficeOffice BuildingBuilding www.lcra.org NewNew OfficeOffice BuildingBuilding www.lcra.org NewNew RiverRiver OperationsOperations CenterCenter www.lcra.org www.lcra.org BobBob Rose,Rose, Meteorologist,Meteorologist, LowerLower ColoradoColorado RiverRiver AuthorityAuthority 512-473-3350512-473-3350 [email protected]@lcra.org .
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