Wichita County area lakes decline despite rain

Despite some rainy nights lately, Wichita Falls lakes declined slightly over the past week.

The combined capacity of lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo dropped 0.4 percent to 67.7 percent. That's above the threshold for drought restrictions, but the existing restrictions will remain in place until the city council votes to lift them.

Wichita Falls officially received .36-inch of rain early Monday, but that will not directly help the lakes because the city does not sit within the watershed of either reservoir.

As of Monday, Wichita Falls was almost exactly spot on with the average rainfall of 11.62 inches by this date.

The National Weather Service predicted North Texas will have a slight chance for more rain later this week.