To order the lakes by the amount of water level increase from greatest to least, we first convert all measurements to the same format (decimals). Here are the amounts converted:
- Arlington: 2.2 feet
- Athens: 1 1/4 feet = 1.25 feet
- Belton: 5.2 feet
- Bonham: 2 1/2 feet = 2.5 feet
- Cedar Creek: 3/4 feet = 0.75 feet
Now we can list them in order from greatest to least:
- Belton: 5.2 feet
- Arlington: 2.2 feet
- Bonham: 2.5 feet
- Athens: 1.25 feet
- Cedar Creek: 0.75 feet
Therefore, the order from greatest to least water level increase is:
- Belton
- Arlington
- Bonham
- Athens
- Cedar Creek