A couple of announcements for lake area residents and business owners:
1. Lake level – I’m not sure if the weather patterns could have been any better in terms of Lake Conroe. We went through a moderate dry spell during the winter months which allowed the dam repair to proceed well ahead of schedule, and then since the day the repair was completed, we’ve had just over 12 inches of rain! Our lowest lake level during the dam repair was about 199.6’ MSL, or 1.4 feet below full pool level. With the recent rains we’ve experienced over the last month and a half, the lake rose a full 2 feet to a high of 201.6’ MSL, or about 7 inches over full pool level. We’re currently at 201.21’ MSL and have had only minimal releases. Fortunately we didn’t get the very heavy rains that they received in south Montgomery County.
2. Email alerts and notifications – A few months ago we launched a new website (www.sjra.net), and we also included a new email notification system. I wanted to wait a few months to make sure it was working properly before I officially announced it, but it appears to be working fine. So if you would like to continue receiving updates regarding Lake Conroe or any other SJRA issues, be sure to visit the new site and enter your email address. The site will then ask you to select your areas of interest. Be sure to click Lake Conroe Division. That will allow you to continue receiving lake updates.
3. Current conditions on web site – We are still in the process of upgrading our software for reporting current conditions on the website. You will see this box in the left-hand frame of our home page. For now I have just included links to the gauges maintained by the USGS. But soon we will have the current conditions listed directly on our home page so you don’t have to link to USGS to get the data. I apologize for the delay in getting this back up and running, but we are actually completely replacing the software we use for data collection on rainfall, stream gauges, lake level, weather, etc. The upgrades should be completed in the next few weeks.
Thank you for your continued interest.
Jace A. Houston
Deputy General Manager, Administration
San Jacinto River Authority
PO Box 329, Conroe, TX 77305
(936) 588-1111
(936) 588-3043 fax
