Is there a link to a web cam or drone footage of the Navasota River at Hwy 6?
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1:10p, 5/4/24
This is OSR at the Navasota River. Photo taken Friday by Hilltop Fire/EMS.
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The map at https://t.co/a62Q22U5Zy allows you to see where roads are closed for to flooding. Example below. Go to menu to adjust settings on types of road closures. ππΌ pic.twitter.com/nEB2IjBXQH
1:11p, 5/4/24
The alternative would be to drive down and see the flooding first hand, but can't recall if anything could be seen at the last turnaround. Then again, law enforcement doesn't need a bunch of Looky Loo's.
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1:16p, 5/4/24
Highway 7. About 7 miles out from Marquez, Texas.
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1:18p, 5/4/24
this one is pretty good....somebody has a great drone
@shelwinkleywx @KBTXMax Navasota River at Hwy 21 pic.twitter.com/L9od6liDgH
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1:21p, 5/4/24
I'd imagine those fields near Navasota River on Highway 6 are submerged as is usual after heavy rainfall.
1:42p, 5/4/24
The KBTX link to the state website is not real time and just shows construction.
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2:28p, 5/4/24
Paddling on the new USGS flood of record for the Navasota River at the OSR (gage #08110800) this afternoon. Previous record was from 1899! Word on the backroads here is that the river is 2 mi wide. Beavers and barred owls are out as vireos and buntings sing loud. pic.twitter.com/LrpQD3hgPS
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4:57p, 5/4/24
Good thing the Brazos isn't so high yet. I remember the 90s when it was touching the bottom of the bridge on FM60 and was so high the Navasota reversed stream.
5:25p, 5/4/24
Navasota River at 6 is not bad at all right now.. yes it's high but nothing major
Suppsed to be releasing more water this evening and tomorrow which could lead to flooding and possibility (slight) of closing HWY 6 at the river bridge according to City of Navasota
Very doubtful it gets to that point
Suppsed to be releasing more water this evening and tomorrow which could lead to flooding and possibility (slight) of closing HWY 6 at the river bridge according to City of Navasota
Very doubtful it gets to that point
10:06p, 5/4/24
Surge of water wont get to highway 6 until around Thursday. Some duffus from the city of Navasota told kbtx that it was going to flood over hwy 6 today.
10:08p, 5/4/24
In reply to LJF78
I doubt it too. Going to need 20 more feet of elevation to get to the highway. But the highway can act as a dam and push it higher than we might expect.
6:40a, 5/5/24
π΄In case you missed it earlier, officials in Navasota no longer believe that the river will rise and cross Highway 6 near the city of Navasota. This is footage taken around six this evening and sent to us courtesy of Daniel Espiriqueta. pic.twitter.com/adGOGL87tN
— π¨ Rusty Surette π¨ (@KBTXRusty) May 5, 2024
8:13a, 5/5/24
In reply to oklaunion
I remember my late father taking us out to see that, as it was quite a sight.oklaunion said:
Good thing the Brazos isn't so high yet. I remember the 90s when it was touching the bottom of the bridge on FM60 and was so high the Navasota reversed stream.
8:37a, 5/5/24
I drove across it this morning and it's not close to flooding. The fields north of the river aren't even holding water.
11:55a, 5/5/24
Within a foot of the bottom of the bridges on Hwy 30. Txdot and Texas emergency mgmt trucks on the side of the road looking at bridges.
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12:06p, 5/5/24
In reply to Goose83
Brazos River at Hwy 21 is 37.11 feet at 11:15 a.m. today. I'm not sure what this means for the people downstream.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/08108700/#parameterCode=00065&period=P7D&showMedian=false
Goose83 said:I remember my late father taking us out to see that, as it was quite a sight.oklaunion said:
Good thing the Brazos isn't so high yet. I remember the 90s when it was touching the bottom of the bridge on FM60 and was so high the Navasota reversed stream.
Brazos River at Hwy 21 is 37.11 feet at 11:15 a.m. today. I'm not sure what this means for the people downstream.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/08108700/#parameterCode=00065&period=P7D&showMedian=false
12:20p, 5/5/24
In reply to WolfCall
That's pretty insignificant as far as the Brazos itself is concerned. But it is high enough to slow runoff out of the navasota.
9:57p, 5/5/24
Fyi, hwy 30 has been closed at the river bridge. Just a guess but probably be flooded for a couple days.
7:11a, 5/6/24
Hwy 30 still closed this am - contrary to the professed hope of opening at 6 am. Limestone release went from 12 to 17k yesterday pm.
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10:58a, 5/6/24
In reply to EBrazosAg
Is it a choice of flooding Lake Limestone homes or potentially taking out a bridge? Is there no middle ground?
11:16a, 5/6/24
In reply to Bucketrunner
my guess is the choice is release water or have water go over the dam, which is never good choiceBucketrunner said:
Is it a choice of flooding Lake Limestone homes or potentially taking out a bridge? Is there no middle ground?
11:18a, 5/6/24
In reply to Bucketrunner
Limestone isn't a flood control reservoir, so when the lake is full like it is, the water level is near the top of the damn already. You breach that dam, you will have a whole lot more problems to deal with down stream.
11:19a, 5/6/24
In reply to Bucketrunner
Harris County had to flood a bunch of neighborhoods during Harvey in order to keep the Addiks Resevoir from completely failing.
Sometimes there is no middle ground.
It's determined by rate of fill.Bucketrunner said:
Is it a choice of flooding Lake Limestone homes or potentially taking out a bridge? Is there no middle ground?
Harris County had to flood a bunch of neighborhoods during Harvey in order to keep the Addiks Resevoir from completely failing.
Sometimes there is no middle ground.
11:20a, 5/6/24
Limestone is for water supply and recreation (per Brazos RA website). So it is not a flood control lake. They have houses on it (unlike most flood control lakes) and try to keep it constant level. They will run it down for downstream water supply obligations, but do not let it go up for flood control. The emergency spillway is a long way away from anything there now.
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2:39p, 5/6/24
In reply to EBrazosAg
Im a big proponent of recreational use of our public water. But we should never be building homes or major structures inside the elevation of the emergency spillway. Just common sense.
Even at Somerville, the COE and tpwd wasted a ton on improvements below spillway elevation.
EBrazosAg said:
The emergency spillway is a long way away from anything there now.
Im a big proponent of recreational use of our public water. But we should never be building homes or major structures inside the elevation of the emergency spillway. Just common sense.
Even at Somerville, the COE and tpwd wasted a ton on improvements below spillway elevation.
2:52p, 5/6/24
In reply to CS78
Somerville is a flood control lake. Recreation and water supply are not primary purpose.
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3:11p, 5/6/24
In reply to EBrazosAg
I know. Was just using it as an example of how they build below emergency overflow on all of them. Bad policy regardless of use.
EBrazosAg said:
Somerville is a flood control lake. Recreation and water supply are not primary purpose.
I know. Was just using it as an example of how they build below emergency overflow on all of them. Bad policy regardless of use.