Authorities are lowering water levels in Lake Houston and Lake Conroe to mitigate flood risks from an approaching tropical system expected to impact the area with heavy rains.
are being prepared for the upcoming storms, with water levels being lowered to mitigate flood risk s as a tropical system approaches the Gulf Coast.forming this week, with the center expected to make landfall in Mexico. Despite the storm’s center staying south, its outer bands will reach SE Texas, bringing days of rain.
Houston Public Works is loweringby one foot to reduce flood risk to bring the lake’s elevation down to 41.4 feet. You can monitor Lake Houston levelsis currently at 200.81 feet, with a normal pool being 201 feet. The San Jacinto River Authority is releasing 660 cfs as per the City of Houston’s request to lower the lake 6 inches below its normal pool, following storm management protocols.
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