River Grove - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/river-grove/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 River Grove - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/river-grove/ 32 32 103504436 The High Cost of Living Downstream from Sand Mines https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-high-cost-of-living-downstream-from-sand-mines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-high-cost-of-living-downstream-from-sand-mines Tue, 25 Feb 2025 03:08:14 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=49396 2/24/25 – Yesterday, I posted pictures and video of a river of muck hundreds of feet wide that has poured out of Hallett Materials 170-acre settling pond into the San Jacinto West Fork…for a full year. Today, I’ll talk about the high cost of living downstream from that situation. But Hallett has even more environmental […]

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]]> 908653 Future of River Grove Boat Launch Discussed at KSA Meeting https://houstonnewmedia.org/future-of-river-grove-boat-launch-discussed-at-ksa-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-of-river-grove-boat-launch-discussed-at-ksa-meeting Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:47:28 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=45448 6/7/24 – Last night, the Kingwood Service Association (KSA) Parks Committee discussed the future of its River Grove boat launch. As reported previously on ReduceFlooding.com, the boat launch has become seriously blocked by sand and other sediment coming downriver during the May floods, primarily from the West Fork San Jacinto. After floods in January, boaters […]

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]]> 778706 Kingwood Diversion Ditch Completely Blocked At River Grove https://houstonnewmedia.org/kingwood-diversion-ditch-completely-blocked-at-river-grove/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kingwood-diversion-ditch-completely-blocked-at-river-grove Mon, 27 May 2024 00:07:48 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=45320 5/26/24 – Now that the flood has completely receded, aerial photos show that the Kingwood Diversion Ditch at River Grove Park has become completely blocked by sand again … for the third time in six years. Without serious sand-mine reform (which is an unrealistic dream), dredging will become more frequent and costlier. We’re on an […]

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]]> 773925 All River Levels Falling, Flood Danger Over, But… https://houstonnewmedia.org/all-river-levels-falling-flood-danger-over-but/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-river-levels-falling-flood-danger-over-but Tue, 21 May 2024 18:01:34 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=45142 May 21, 2024 – After a second round of May floods (and the third this year), all river levels are falling today. The East Fork, West Fork and main stem of the San Jacinto River are finally falling this morning. So are the water levels in Lake Conroe and Lake Houston. But sedimentation will likely […]

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]]> 772003 Tornado Watch, Flood Warning, Flood Watch In Effect https://houstonnewmedia.org/tornado-watch-flood-warning-flood-watch-in-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tornado-watch-flood-warning-flood-watch-in-effect Thu, 16 May 2024 21:27:22 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=45049 4:30 PM May 16, 2024 – The National Weather Service has issued a trio of alerts that affect the Lake Houston Area. A tornado watch, flood warning, and flood watch are all simultaneously in effect. Tornado Watch The three include a tornado watch until 10 PM tonight. The watch includes all counties in the Houston […]

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]]> 769792 No Soccer Today! https://houstonnewmedia.org/no-soccer-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-soccer-today Tue, 16 May 2023 16:19:11 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=39270 Upstream rains. Downstream pains. On what could be one of the best soccer days of the year, the soccer fields at River Grove Park are mostly underwater this morning. And more rain could be on the way this afternoon. Conditions Near West Fork Tuesday Morning At 10 a.m. on 5/16/23, the San Jacinto West Fork […]

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]]> 598477 KSA Replacing River Grove Boat-Launch Pier https://houstonnewmedia.org/ksa-replacing-river-grove-boat-launch-pier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ksa-replacing-river-grove-boat-launch-pier Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:44:06 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=29238 The Kingwood Service Association pier at the River Grove Park Boat Launch has reached the end of its service life and is being replaced. The pier, which had grown old, sustained damage during recent floods. The planks had so much give in them, that I often wondered if they would hold me. It’s Finally Time […]

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