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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWeather Channel reporting Addicks and Barker Reservoirs will be releasing water overnight
This will go down the bayou through the heart of Houston. Two huge reservoirs where water will be released. Sorry, don't know the names of the reservoirs. Will try to look it up.
Addicks and
Barker Reservoirs
Says they are old and are worried they may collapse.
BadgerKid
(4,559 posts)Response to itsrobert (Original post)
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applegrove
(118,880 posts)rufus dog
(8,419 posts)I am sure they have looked at the scenarios and have figured this is the best option.
flyingfysh
(1,990 posts)If the reservoirs overflow and collapse, then flooding downstream would be sudden and much worse.
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)It is one of those no win situations where they are just trying to minimize the impact.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)for not moving fast enough on upgrades. Count on it.
marybourg
(12,648 posts)Igel
(35,383 posts)They'll still be retaining more than they release. They'll have to wait until later, they hope, to release more.
The communities to the west of the two reservoirs will at least partly go under water anyway. They've never flooded before.