West Orange, Texas

The Flood Warning continues for
the Sabine River near Deweyville.
* Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9:01 am Thursday the stage was 26.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 26.1 feet by
Sunday morning then begin falling.
* Impact... at 26.0 feet... moderate lowland flooding will occur. The
lowest homes between Deweyville and the river begin to flood...
especially in the Indian Lakes and River Oaks sections. Low-lying
roads and a few homes in southwestern Beauregard Parish have some
flooding.

... Public information statement...

... Concerning Toledo Bend Reservoir water releases...

Persons having an interest in the Sabine River basin below the
Reservoir are hereby advised that currently... two generators are
operating 24 hours per day... seven days per week. The process of
lowering the spillway gates has been completed and at 12:00
PM... zero spillway gates are opened and a total release of thirteen
thousand nine hundred twenty four cubic feet per second.

Releases through the spillway gates... depending on upstream and
downstream conditions... will be made in accordance with the guide
for spillway gate operations for Toledo Bend Reservoir.

The local sheriff's offices... as well as the Toledo Bend project
offices at the dam site will be able to give the latest reported
river stages and river forecasts received from the National
Weather Service.

Up to date Reservoir elevations and releases may be obtained from
the Toledo Bend project offices on a 24 hours a day basis at 3 3 7
2 8 6 5 2 5 3 or 4 0 9 5 6 5 2 2 7 3.

Toledo Bend is not a flood control Reservoir... and can experience
significant rises in elevation in a short period of time span... as
much as one to two feet in a 24 to 36 hour period.