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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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RIVER RELEASES UP AGAIN LOCAL NEWS 02/12/2010
AT 2 P.M. YESTERDAY, THE DISCHARGE RATE AT THE LAKE LIVINGSTON DAM WAS INCREASED TO 49, 300 CUBIC FEET OF WATER PER SECOND. AT THAT RATE OF DISCHARGE, THE TRINITY RIVER IN LIBERTY IS ESTIMATED TO CREST NEAR 28.5 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL SOMETIME MONDAY, RESULTING IN SOME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN MANY OF THE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. ACCORDING TO LAKE LIVINGSTON PROJECT MANAGER BILL HOLDER, THE DAM IS NOW RELEASING ROUGHLY AS MUCH WATER AS IS FLOWING INTO LAKE LIVINGSTON FROM THE NORTH AND NO MORE SIGNIFICANT DISCHARGE RELEASES ARE EXPECTED. AUDIO. AGAIN, WITH NO MORE RAIN IN THE IMMEDIATE FORECAST, ONLY MINOR INCREASES IN THE DISCHARGE RATE AT THE LAKE LIVINGSTON DAM ARE ANTICIPATED. HYDROLOGISTS SAY THE TRINITY RIVER IS ESTIMATED TO CREST IN LIBERTY NEAR 28.5 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL MONDAY. LIBERTY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR TOM BRANCH REMINDS RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING SUBDIVISIONS ALONG THE RIVER THAT HIGH WATER SHOULD EXPECT HIGH WATER TO COVER SOME ROADWAYS THERE.
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