Photo of the Day #233

This shot was taken from west of the West Lake Houston Parkway bridge, looking east. Note several feet of sand deposited by Hurricane Harvey on the islands and backchannels.

This shot was taken from west of the West Lake Houston Parkway bridge, looking east. Note several feet of sand deposited by Hurricane Harvey on the islands and backchannels.

This shot was taken from west of the West Lake Houston Parkway bridge, looking east. Note several feet of sand deposited by Hurricane Harvey on the islands and backchannels.

This shot was taken from west of the West Lake Houston Parkway bridge, looking east. Note several feet of sand deposited by Hurricane Harvey on the islands and backchannels.

South of the Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course and Kingwood Greens, Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand that is filling in the back channels of the river.

South of the Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course and Kingwood Greens, Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand that is filling in the back channels of the river.

South of the Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course and Kingwood Greens, Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand that is filling in the back channels and expanding the islands of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, thus reducing its carrying capacity.

South of the Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course and Kingwood Greens, Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand that is filling in the back channels and expanding the islands of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, thus reducing its carrying capacity.

Fresh sand deposits in the West Fork of the San Jacinto, just south of the Kingwood Country Club in the background.

South of the Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course and Kingwood Greens, Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand that is filling in the back channels and expanding the islands of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, thus reducing its carrying capacity.

South of the Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course and Kingwood Greens, Hurricane Harvey deposited several feet of sand that is filling in the back channels and expanding the islands of the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, thus reducing its carrying capacity.