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BELTON â A torrent spews from the Belton Dam spillway â sending cascading, powerful waves into the Leon River as part of the managed release of water.
Lake Beltonâs water level has risen another foot â to 8½ feet higher than its normal elevation of 594 feet above sea level, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which built and manages Bell Countyâs two lakes.
The lakeâs rise â about a foot within three days â and some flooding of parks, including Temple Lake, prompted the federal agency to increase the amount of water released into the Leon on Sunday.
About 3,631 cubic feet per second was being released Sunday, according to Corps of Engineers data.
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TEMPLE, Texas Temple Lake Park has lost its circular island look due to flooding as Belton Lake rises 6 feet above normal levels. After several days of rain, the ground is soaked and the lake is receiving water from all the way up the Leo River at Proctor Lake.
As part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake system, the lake is doing its job to prevent worse flooding downstream. While some of our rec facilities are impacted and we do close, we are preventing a lot of damage downstream. We are keeping homes from being flooded. We are keeping businesses from being shut down, Army Corps of Engineers Belton Lake Manager Joshua Brown said.