“The care of rivers is not a question of rivers, but of the human heart.” ~ Tanako Shozo
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A few of you have been asking how things are going with the flooding in Houston. Short answer? It’s a nail-biter.
The highest the Brazos River south of us has crested was back in 1913. I wasn’t alive then, of course, so 1994 sticks in my recent memory as the year it swallowed up Interstate 59.
It’s threatening to do it again.
Interstate 59, Northbound Access
I think I’m safe from traffic.
Maybe not from a slow-passing alligator though.
Where the Brazos Meets the Road
All due to rain miles to the north of us.
Still bright and sunny here!
Dusk Drainage Walk
Submerged weir (horizontal in frame),
usually a tiny ‘waterfall’ like this.
Water is flowing backward now.
Usually dry ditch, drainage out.
To the scuppers!
I think we’re okay as we have 6 feet of vertical bank before our rising creek (which drains into this ditch above) begins to spill over and toward our home. Projections are that the river will rise only another 5 feet, and we have flood insurance to cover any disaster that results.
It will be what it will be; Mother Nature has her own terms, her own schedule. We are but a speck of dust.
You can watch what the Brazos River is doing at this real time NOAA site, though all we really need to do is go for a short walk to the creek out back. Hydrology being what it is, our creek is now perfectly level with the Brazos River.
A good drenching rain is the only thing that may change that. In the meantime, life is good, too good now with it being summer break and everything coming up onions.
We will just continue on doing what we do every day.
See? Onions are a good thing.
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I was thinking about you and hoping you guys were OK.
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Thanks for the ping. Yes, we are still not out of the danger zone yet…more rain forecast.
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Interesting article, as ever Shannon. Keep them coming!
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Just a day in the life, Starrywazzoh. Hoping we’ll be past it in a few days. It could always be worse. Thank goodness we’re not Syria.
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Our lakes are all full and over flowing and we have had some devastating flash flooding around here that have killed a couple of people. It’s not near as bad as Hood county of course. The water table is so high the water just sits on the side of the road because it has no where to go…
Y’all stay safe down there and take care! 🙂
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My best to you too, Courtney. Thankfully no flash flooding here, just slow big water rising. Not sure which is worse…
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Stay dry! More rain today up here headed your way.
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LOL Thanks for that!
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This makes me think of Ontario and this one bridge. Every time I take the bus through the province its nearly under water.
Sorry not ontario lol Manitoba!
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Yes, rivers will do what rivers are gonna do. Thanks for coming by!
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I hope yall stay dry. Good pics showing the water.
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So far so good, Sonya. Only two more feet to go, according to the Rosharon gauge, so I think we got another ‘bye’ on this flood!
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I am glad to hear that Shannon. This area really needs a break from the rains, floods and damages.
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How i the water today?
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Holding steady at 2 ft below break point. As long as there aren’t any more drenchers, we should be good! It was pretty bad this time.
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