Over three hundred people gathered on the reservoir’s future shore for the celebratory groundbreaking event. The official start of construction marks an important milestone to ensure vital water supplies for the rapidly growing North Texas region.

Real-time measurements are updated hourly and visualizations are accessible from 40 USGS observation stations, which collect a combination of lake, stream, groundwater well, precipitation and water-quality data.

Website features information on vegetative reproduction of perennial grasses, a brief description of West-Central Texas dominant grass bud banks, fire effects on representative warm and cool season grasses, and published journal articles on bud banks.