The San Jacinto River ( / ˌ s æ n dʒ ə ˈ s ɪ n t oʊ / SAN jə- SIN -toh , Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o ˈsaŋ xaˈsinto] ) flows through southeast Texas . It is named after Saint Hyacinth . In the past, it was home to the Karankawa and Akokisa tribes.
6-702: The San Jacinto River Authority manages the San Jacinto River and its contributing watershed, which is located in Southeast Texas . The Texas Legislature established the authority in 1937 as the San Jacinto River Conservation and Reclamation District. In 1951, the legislature gave the SJRA its current name. The authority has managed the Lake Conroe reservoir since its impoundment in 1973. As part of
12-461: A few miles west of Lake Livingston , then flows south through Cleveland . The confluence of the west and east forks occurs in northeast Harris County , where the river is dammed to create Lake Houston . Continuing southward, the river merges with Buffalo Bayou before the mouth of Galveston Bay , forming part of the Houston Ship Channel . The Battle of San Jacinto was fought near
18-566: A plan to reduce groundwater usage, the San Jacinto River Authority pumps surface water from Lake Conroe for use by cities and other entities in Montgomery County . The SJRA charges the cities usage fees to cover the cost of pumping and treating the water. In 2016, the SJRA filed a lawsuit against Conroe and Magnolia because the cities refused to pay increased water fees resulting from the groundwater reduction plan. The lawsuit
24-532: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the San Jacinto River waste pits to the federal Superfund cleanup list. In 2017, flooding related to Hurricane Harvey damaged the protective barrier at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits site, releasing dioxins into the river. The EPA ordered International Paper and McGinnis Industrial Maintenance Corp to pay $ 115 million to clean up
30-637: The rain-swollen Buffalo Bayou in what is now Harris County during the 1836 Texas Revolution . The decisive victory gave rise to the Republic of Texas . The site is now a state historic park . The park is the site of the San Jacinto Monument . In October 1994, flooding along the San Jacinto River led to the failure of eight petroleum-products pipelines, and the undermining of a number of other pipelines. The escaping products were ignited, leading to smoke inhalation and/or burn injuries of 547 people. In 2008,
36-655: Was dismissed in June 2020. This article about an organization in the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . San Jacinto River (Texas) The river begins with a west and east fork; the west fork begins in Walker County , to the west of Huntsville , and flows southeast through Montgomery County , where it is dammed to create Lake Conroe . The east fork begins in San Jacinto County ,
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