San Jac River Authority not lowering Lake Conroe.

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9.1 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 3:26pm

I wonder why no water release from
Lake Conroe with a major hurricane with up to 15 inches of rain?

The City of Houston already lowered Lake Houston by 12 inches in anticipation of Hurricane Beryl.

" Lake Houston water levels to be lowered by 12 inches ahead of Beryl's landfall"
www.houstonchronicle .com/news/houston-te xas/trending/article /lake-houston-l

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7.5 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:00pm

I have been noticing that. I keep checking. I don't understand!

15.5 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:02pm

smokey545 :
Maybe because Lake Conroe is already below normal level? At any rate, it's good Lake Houston has been lowered, so that water coming downstream will have somewhere to go.

2.3 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:04pm

Because the rainfall estimates for the area are inaccurate.

13.1 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:11pm

Because the rainfall estimates for the area are inaccurate.

@SirSqueaker : Do you have a more accurate estimate? If so, please post a link.

10.2 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:13pm

www.kingwood.com/mes sage_board/view_mess age.php?parent_messa ge_id=5257441&m

5.5 yrs App
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:16pm

smokey545: lake Conroe is currently 12" below normal pool. No additional release is necessary at this point

2.3 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:16pm

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TEXASGIRLMAMMA :
I don't. Just a theory. Seems like they always over predict. I don't trust these weather reports. I will note that NOAA's predictions keep coming down. The 4p update shows 4-6

13.1 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:22pm

TEXASGIRLMAMMA : I don't. Just a theory. Seems like they always over predict. I don't trust these weather reports. I will note that NOAA's predictions keep coming down. The 4p update shows 4-6

@SirSqueaker : It is good to be updated on this kind of stuff. Ya never know when it might take a turn up toward us. If it does we will all be up **** creek.

7.5 yrs
~ 2 years, 3 mos ago Jul 7, '24 4:26pm

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I feel so much better about a lot of rain coming when they start releasing before the storm starts. Slow & steady is so much better than the Harvey dump.