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The lake runs through classic East Texas Piney Woods forests. Water quality is generally good, with an average depth of 20.5 feet (6.2 m), and a maximum depth of 75 feet (23 m). The controlling authority of the lake is the San Jacinto River Authority. The City of Houston owns a two-thirds interest in the lake; the SJRA owns one-third.
The authority has managed the Lake Conroe reservoir since its impoundment in 1973. As part of a plan to reduce groundwater usage, the San Jacinto River Authority pumps surface water from Lake Conroe for use by cities and other entities in Montgomery County. The SJRA charges the cities usage fees to cover the cost of pumping and treating the water.
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The October 1998 Texas Flooding was a flood event that occurred across parts of South Texas and Southeast Texas on the weekend of October 17 and October 18, 1998. The storm that caused it was one of the costliest in the recorded meteorological history of the United States, bringing rainfall of over 20 inches (510 mm) to some parts of Southeast Texas and causing over $ 1.19 billion in damages ...
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Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States. It is named in honor of William B. Travis. [1] Serving principally as a flood-control reservoir, Lake Travis' historical minimum to maximum water height change is nearly 100 feet. [2] Following the 2018 Llano River flood, Lake Travis saw a 20-foot depth ...
July 5, 2024 at 1:18 PM. CONROE, Texas - A woman was found dead hours after she fell off a boat in Lake Conroe on the Fourth of July, Montgomery County authorities say. The incident was reported ...
The Frio River has three primary tributaries; the East, West, and Dry Frio Rivers. The West Frio River rises from springs in northeastern Real County and joins with the East Frio River near the town of Leakey; the Dry Frio River joins northeast of Uvalde. The river flows generally southeast for 200 miles until it empties into the Nueces River ...