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  2. Heavy rains near Houston close schools and flood roadways as ...

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    The San Jacinto River is normally 45 to 50 feet (13.72 to 15.24 meters) above sea level, but is expected to reach 78 feet (23.77 meters), Hidalgo said. The county opened three shelters for ...

  3. Houston braces for flooding to worsen in wake of storms - AOL

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    Waters from the nearby San Jacinto River had swallowed his backyard and continued rising, from about 1 foot (0.30 meters) Friday to about 4 feet (1.22 meters) Saturday. Houston braces for flooding ...

  4. Rain eases in Southeast Texas but flooding will take time to ...

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    The West Fork of the San Jacinto River is expected to peak at 61 feet, 16 feet above flood stage, on early Sunday morning. The San Jacinto River Authority, an agency that manages Lake Conroe ...

  5. 33 million under flood watches as South drenched with another ...

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    Emergency Service workers hold a man's hands in the San Jacinto River while another evacuee sits on a small boat. (Montgomery County Emergency Service District #3 / via Facebook)

  6. San Jacinto River (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of San Jacinto was fought near the rain-swollen Buffalo Bayou in what is now Harris County during the 1836 Texas Revolution. The decisive victory gave rise to the Republic of Texas. The site is now a state historic park. The park is the site of the San Jacinto Monument. In October 1994, flooding along the San Jacinto River led to the ...

  7. How the flooding in Southeast Texas got so dire - AOL

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    Lake Livingston, a reservoir located in the East Texas Piney Woods; Lake Houston, a reservoir on the west fork of the San Jacinto River, 15 miles northeast of downtown Houston; and Lake Conroe, a ...

  8. San Jacinto River Authority - Wikipedia

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    The San Jacinto River Authority manages the San Jacinto River and its contributing watershed, which is located in Southeast Texas. The Texas Legislature established the authority in 1937 as the San Jacinto River Conservation and Reclamation District. In 1951, the legislature gave the SJRA its current name.

  9. Kingwood, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Kingwood is a 14,000-acre (57 km ... The flooding was aggravated by the San Jacinto River Authority's decision to open floodgates. ... Kings Forest Estates, Kings ...