Lake levels are on the rise after a series of heavy rainfall pounded North Texas. Lake Lavon in Collin County is now about five feet above its normal level.
"I like it," said Roy Littrell, who fishes at Lake Lavon. "It's the first time this lake has been this way in quite a while."
The lake rose about four feet within the last week. But the rising water knocked out power at the Collin Park Marina. The levels are so high, water reached the electrical panel. Now, business is running off of generators.
"It's been really crazy," said Joe Castro, park manager at Collin Park Marina. "It always is out here. It's always one way or the other, feast or famine. Right now we had too much water."
With all the rain, the water supply is back to full elevation, though. The North Texas Municipal Water District is no longer in a drought plan after four years.
"With all that good news means we will put our drought plan on the shelf and move into our water conservation plan," said Denise Hickey, a spokesperson for the North Texas Municipal Water District. "What's new is that you'll be able to water up to twice per week if needed, and that will be Metroplex-wide."
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Flooding Shuts-Down Fun at Lewisville Lake Parks
All around Lewisville Lake park-goers are finding closures and cancellations due to flooding.
Some of the closures include Hickory Creek Park, Westlake/Oakland Parks, the Doe Branch boat ramp and the Big Sandy boat ramp, which have all been gated off due to high water.
Little Elm has canceled its Beach Bash event this weekend due to water taking over most of the beach, and Highland Village has canceled the Movies in the Park event for this weekend and is working to re-position next weekend's event for flooding that's put picnic areas and parking lots underwater.
Lewisville Lake now sits at almost seven feet above flood level and is rising daily despite efforts to drain the lake.
Lake Arlington Full, City Drops Plans for More Water Restrictions
Recent rains have raised Lake Arlington about a foot-and-a-half above what the city considers full. Officials say that's a great thing.
Earlier this year, the city was preparing to enforce new water restrictions, as area reservoirs fell to just 60-percent full.
Now, they won't have to put those plans into effect, because all but one reservoir is 100-percent full.
"It's a blessing because it filled up the reservoir," said Craig Cummings, assistant director of water treatment for the city of Arlington. "The spigot can shut off at any given time, so we're happy with where we're at."
Cummings said flooding at Lake Arlington is not a major concern at this point. The lake has an automatic overflow system that releases excess water gradually.
NBC 5's Johnny Archer, Tim Ciesco and Brian Scott contributed to this report.
