The average storage from 1996 to the present remains the lowest on record for both Amistad and Falcon Reservoirs since they were inundated. Only two index stations state-wide, the Pecos River near Girvin and the Atascosa River near Whitsett, reported below normal flows. From March 30 through April 16, water levels recovered in four of the seven key monitoring wells, ranging from 0.06 feet in the El Paso Hueco Bolson well to 0.81 in the Tarrant Trinity well. Water levels declined by 0.1 feet in the Coryell Trinity well and by 3.04 feet in the Harris Gulf Coast well. Another 15 community water supply systems are under voluntary water use restrictions.
Most affected systems are in central and north central Texas.
Seasonal U.S. Drought Outlook does not indicate drought conditions for Texas thought June 2001.