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West Fork Still Running Through Sand Pits

Reduce Flooding — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:32:42 +0000

8/6/24 – During Beryl in July, the San Jacinto West Fork continued to run through at least three abandoned sand pits. Mining companies still own two. A third has been sold to a residential developer for unknown purposes. The river captured the pits earlier this year. “River capture” is a term used by geologists when […]

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River Bank Collapses, Taking Half of Sand Mine Road

Reduce Flooding — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:29:39 +0000

At the abandoned Williams Brothers sand mine on the San Jacinto West Fork, a strip of land – approximately 400 to 500 feet long and up to 50 feet wide – collapsed into the river during the flood in late January. The dramatic erosion, during a relatively minor (2-5-year) rain event, dramatizes the destructive power […]

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Why Rivers Move

Reduce Flooding — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:31:50 +0000

Have you ever flown over a winding river and wondered why rivers move? Why do they wander across the landscape and evolve the way they do? The lower Mississippi River and its delta form a spectacular example. But others are all around us. Take, for instance, the Trinity River where it enters Galveston Bay. Or […]

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