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Default The Houston Gang An update 8/30


I has not rained in the Houston are in the past 24 hours. In our
immediate area it is almost like it did not happen.
Streets in adjacent neighborhoods, south of the Barker reservoir are
seeing the water empty from their streets quickly.

We are 1 mile south of the reservoir.

This morning I walked up to and over the reservoir and down the other
side. It is still flooded but, thank GOD, the water is receding. I
went there to specifically look for a high water mark. And fortunately
it was there indicating that the high point has been reached, probably
3~4 feet from spilling over the spillway. The limit is 104.4', I think
it crested at around 110.5'

And this picture, taken this morning, looks great compared to thousands
of other places in the Houston area.
This is the top of the Barker Reservoir on the SW end of the
levee/spillway at Peek Road, for those that are familiar.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

This is the shallow end of the reservoir it goes about 5~8 miles east
and north from here and only gets deeper.