Moving Water…
For several weeks, I’ve been going on and on about the heat here in Texas. Add the lack of any significant rain (as in virtually none) and you have burned lawns and dying plants.
However, that’s not all. Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve where we walk is adjacent to Cypress Creek. Within the Preserve is Marchall Lake…perfect for kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. We love it, the birds love it and I’m pretty sure the fish are happy there as well.
Workers at Kickerillo have been out during the week pumping water from Cypress Creek into Marshall Lake.
Cypress Creek flows into the San Jacinto River which then flows out to the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the county flood control needed for our heavy rains.
The people we spoke with said that at the rate they’re pumping water into the Lake, it may raise it only ⅛ of an inch but what’s more important is oxygenating the water in the lake.
Honestly, it’s not something I’d thought about. But the fish and vegetation need oxygen to survive.
Greg, from the Preserve, said that he could see fish jumping in the lake as the water was being pumped into it.
You learn something every day!
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