I hope Larry's will be ok!
Brazos River in Rosenberg (pictures video)
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Last: 9 yr ago by OnlyForNow
Larry's is indomitable.
It stalled for us and the current made a big shift indicating a typical crest, but it never stopped. I've said it on every thread, this is not a flood to screw with. This round of rain will be a nail biter.
Agree. It is up to 54.14 now, doesn't seem like it's at its highest point yet.
It looks like they are headed to 55-56 at least unfortunately. I hate it but i figured. Good luck.
quote:It got beyond real for us. White water rescue with corvettes and barns floating down river. Not good. I hate to say it but our gauges read over 134000 cfs. At peak, and thats not true cause the gauge cant read whats over bank.
The predicted crest of the Brazos at Richmond was 53.5 feet. Latest (1715) reading was 54.08 and still rising. Flow was 99,000 cubic feet/second.
Sh*t is getting real.
This isn't a time for an "I told you so" but YOU TOLD ME SO!
Damnit. I hope everyone of y'all stay safe!
Damnit. I hope everyone of y'all stay safe!
A buddy of mine lives in kingdom heights between 359 and the river. They have a levy around the entire neighborhood. They're literally an island right now. No one in or out without a boat.
How high is the levy?
I'm right down the road from them, if they need anything let me know. We can figure out a way to get it to them.
Unsure but they don't seem to be worried.
Their levee is probably in the 70s. I can look it up if you're really interested.
So the water would have to rise over 15 more feet. But the road into the neighborhood and possibly from the back of the neighborhood might not offer as much protection.
So the water would have to rise over 15 more feet. But the road into the neighborhood and possibly from the back of the neighborhood might not offer as much protection.
Fwiw, back in 1913, the lower brazos was much more choked with logs and debris, which may have required less water to back up the lower end of the river thsn today.
Can someone link me to a resource that shows the relation to gauge heights on the river to mean sea level?
This is Texags, we know stuff.
This is Texags, we know stuff.
I'll talk to them today. Thanks for the offer.
Add about 35 feet.
Youd have to take the d firm map and extrapolate. At our place, it appears thst 55' at hempstead, 129' at san felipe gauge and 54' at richmond equates to an actual elevation of about 116-117'
54 is DEFINETLY not in the hundreds at Richmond/Rosenberg. The river is about 92-93 right now
Driving 90A in to work now. Traffic sucks and the flooding is awful. 359 is closed, so we are barely moving.
90A inbound at Harlem is down to one lane. Any more water and it may close.
From my house I headed east on 359, then north on 723, then east on Bellaire, south on 99, southwest on 59, then north on 36 into Rosenberg to my office.
It took me about an hour instead of 10-12 mins.
90 is gonna be ridiculously slow because of the bottle neck just past the river in downtown Richmond.
It took me about an hour instead of 10-12 mins.
90 is gonna be ridiculously slow because of the bottle neck just past the river in downtown Richmond.
Yeah. I'll probably end up taking 6 to 59 to get back home today...which is gonna suck.
6 to 59? Where are you?
quote:Thanks, I figured it out last night while I was sitting on the toilet. That is where I do my best thinking, the gauge elevation is 27.04 at "0" feet. So, the correct water elevation is the gauge elevation plus gauge height.
Add about 35 feet.
As of 0915 this morning, the gauge height is 54.61, so the water is at 82.55 feet above MSL.
And it has not crested.
Cool! Thanks, 35 feet was WAY off. But that's good to know.
I think there might be a few more feet there that are missing.
Looking at Fort Bend FIRM map and their 2 foot LIDAR, it shows the land I know to be flooded west of Kingdom Heights to be at 90-92' MSL.
So I think the water is at least that high.
I think there might be a few more feet there that are missing.
Looking at Fort Bend FIRM map and their 2 foot LIDAR, it shows the land I know to be flooded west of Kingdom Heights to be at 90-92' MSL.
So I think the water is at least that high.
quote:My Dad was telling me about the 1957 flood this weekend.
This website says the Brazos 1913 flood at Richmond was 61.2 ft. http://lifeonthebrazosriver.com/Floods.htm
Also, during that flood:quote:
The Colorado and Brazos Rivers merged below IH-10 to the Gulf because of the very widespread heavy rain, no flood-control reservoirs on the Colorado or Brazos River, and debris dams on the Colorado and Brazos Rivers.
The Colorado River dam was from river mile 28 above Bay City to river mile 52 just below Wharton - The dam wasn't successfully blasted out by the Corps of Engineers until between 1925 and 1929.
He grew up in the river bottom area around Rosharon, near Brazos Bend State Park.
He said their house had water under it for 6 weeks and that he fished everyday after school from their porch. They had to be ferried by boat our to 1462 where the school bus would wait at the "shoreline" for them to take them into Angleton for school.
quote:I work at 6 and Westheimer. (National Guard Armory). I live off 36 behind the fairgrounds.
6 to 59? Where are you?
quote:I saw that too. It's interesting because that land is shown to be 90-92' and started flooding Monday night. Whereas, the area around Pecan Grove which shows to be 84-85 feet didn't start flooding until last night.
Cool! Thanks, 35 feet was WAY off. But that's good to know.
I think there might be a few more feet there that are missing.
Looking at Fort Bend FIRM map and their 2 foot LIDAR, it shows the land I know to be flooded west of Kingdom Heights to be at 90-92' MSL.
So I think the water is at least that high.
quote:
I hope Larry's will be ok!
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Don't let Sugar Land Wes or RoseRichAg see you say that!
Pecan grove has a levee around it though.
Also, one thing to remember is that the flood gauage is at 90A in Richmond, no data to correlate that with in Rosenberg at 723.
The BFE at pecan Grove is 86', compared to 92' just south of Jones Creek near my neighborhood (west of 723/359 intersection).
Also, one thing to remember is that the flood gauage is at 90A in Richmond, no data to correlate that with in Rosenberg at 723.
The BFE at pecan Grove is 86', compared to 92' just south of Jones Creek near my neighborhood (west of 723/359 intersection).
quote:I always wondered about that place. Hard for me to get all excited about a Mexican joint named "Larry's". There is one in Wharton too.quote:
I hope Larry's will be ok!
Worst meskin food ever
quote:quote:I always wondered about that place. Hard for me to get all excited about a Mexican joint named "Larry's". There is one in Wharton too.quote:
I hope Larry's will be ok!
Worst meskin food ever
Larry's in Wharton has a pretty damn good breakfast all day though.
I know quite a few people who only get breakfast there.
quote:Where did you find the elevation for "0" on the gauge at? I can't see that info on the Rosharon gauge, but it also may not be there either.quote:Thanks, I figured it out last night while I was sitting on the toilet. That is where I do my best thinking, the gauge elevation is 27.04 at "0" feet. So, the correct water elevation is the gauge elevation plus gauge height.
Add about 35 feet.
As of 0915 this morning, the gauge height is 54.61, so the water is at 82.55 feet above MSL.
And it has not crested.
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