The San Jacinto West Fork at US 59 has reached a new record breaking high water level as of today, Tuesday, August 29th, 2017. US 59 is completely impassable at the San Jacinto river.At 68.46 feet (as of 10:30am on Tuesday morning), this is just enough to take its place in first as the highest water level ever recorded for the San Jacinto. Yes, even more than the 1994 flood. In fact, this new record surpasses all others including measures taken all the way back to the first high river water mark measured in this location back in 1929.Below is a photo taken from US 59 looking in the direction of FM 1960 and the mall, just north of the San Jacinto river:
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@BoobearSource: National Weather Service, Advanced Hydrological Prediction Servicehttp://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=HGX&gage=HMMT2 4951