Tuesday’s thunderstorms, which produced up to 2 inches of rain in some areas of Brown County, continued to raise the water level at Lake Brownwood.

Initially reaching its highest level of water in more than 2 years on June 3 at 1,422.88 feet, or 2.02 feet below the spillway, as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 the lake’s water level now stands at 1,423 feet even, or 1.9 feet below the spillway.

Wednesday’s water level is a .26 feet increase from Tuesday morning.

Since May 1, the Lake Brownwood water level has risen 7.39 feet. On the first day of May, the lake level stood at 1,415.61 feet, which was 58.7 percent capacity at the time.

The lake is also at 90.3 percent capacity, which is based on the surface area of water in acres compared to maximum normal operating level. Meanwhile the water level in feet in comparison to the spillway determines at which point water will flow past the Lake Brownwood dam and directly into the Pecan Bayou to reduce reservoir storage for dam safety and flood protection purposes.

The lake is at its highest point since Jan. 5, 2022 when the water level was an even 1,423.03 feet. The lake was last over the spillway on Sept. 1, 2021.