Photo of the Day 162
Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand just south of the Barrington in the background, where every home flooded.
Photo of the Day 161
This small area (center left) represents the only way for all water falling on the western third of Kingwood to exit to river.
Photo of the Day 160
The small rivulet above the sandbar now represents the only way for water falling on the western third of Kingwood to get to the river. Hundreds of homes above this blockage flooded during Harvey. The Barrington, Kingwood Lakes, Kings Forest and Trailwood all had homes that flooded.
Photo of the Day 159
The small rivulet above the sandbar now represents the only way for water falling on the western third of Kingwood to get to the river. Hundreds of homes above this blockage flooded during Harvey. The Barrington, Kingwood Lakes, Kings Forest and Trailwood all had homes that flooded. While the sandbar looks small from the air, it is up to 15 feet high where it meets the drainage ditch.
Photo of the Day 158
The small rivulet above the sandbar now represents the only way for water falling on the western third of Kingwood to get to the river. Hundreds of homes above this blockage flooded during Harvey. The Barrington, Kingwood Lakes, Kings Forest and Trailwood all had homes that flooded. While the sandbar looks small from the air, it is up to 15 feet high where it meets the drainage ditch.
Photo of the Day 157
The small rivulet above the sandbar now represents the only way for water falling on the western third of Kingwood to get to the river. Hundreds of homes above this blockage flooded during Harvey. The Barrington, Kingwood Lakes, Kings Forest and Trailwood all had homes that flooded. While the sandbar looks small from the air, it is up to 15 feet high where it meets the drainage ditch.
Photo of the Day 155
The small rivulet above the sandbar now represents the only way for water falling on the western third of Kingwood to get to the river. Hundreds of homes above this blockage flooded during Harvey. The Barrington, Kingwood Lakes, Kings Forest and Trailwood all had homes that flooded. While the sandbar looks small from the air, it is up to 15 feet high where it meets the drainage ditch.
Photo of the Day 154
The eastern half of the new sandbar deposited by Hurricane Harvey. The portion visible here is 1,500 feet long, more than 1/4 mile.
Photo of the Day 153
The eastern half of the new sandbar deposited by Hurricane Harvey. The portion visible here is 1,500 feet long, more than 1/4 mile.
Photo of the Day 152
The new sandbar deposited by Hurricane Harvey now forces water coming out of the drainage ditch in the background on the left to make a 90 degree left hand turn before it can reach the river. This slows the velocity of runoff and backs up water into subdivisions, like the Barrington in the background. While the sandbar looks gentle from the air it is up to 15 feet high near the ditch.