Map of the San Jacinto River and associated watershed

The San Jacinto River runs from Lake Houston in Harris County, Texas to Galveston Bay. Lake Houston is a reservoir on the west fork of the San Jacinto River, 15 miles (24 km northeast of downtown Houston, Texas, USA Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Galveston Bay is a large Estuary located along Texas 's upper coast In the past, it was home to the Karankawa Indians. The Karankawa (also Karankawan, Clamcoëhs, and called in their language Auia) were a group of Native American peoples now Extinct

There are two forks to the San Jacinto river, simply known as the East and West Forks. The west fork of the San Jacinto River feeds Lake Conroe and flows south through Montgomery County to meet with the east fork in northeast Harris County to form Lake Houston. Lake Conroe is a 21000 Acre (85 km² lake in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Lake Houston is a reservoir on the west fork of the San Jacinto River, 15 miles (24 km northeast of downtown Houston, Texas, USA The east fork springs in San Jacinto County, north of the Sam Houston National Forest. San Jacinto County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. The Sam Houston National Forest is off Interstate 45 and US Highway 59 about 40 miles (60 km north of Houston Texas. Tributaries of both forks spring within just a few miles of Lake Livingston, a reservoir on the Trinity River. Lake Livingston is a man-made reservoir located in the East Texas Piney Woods. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use The Trinity River is a 710-mile long river that flows entirely within the U The east fork flows south through Cleveland in Liberty County as it heads to Montgomery County and meets the north end of Lake Houston. Cleveland is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 7605 at the 2000 census Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Lake Houston is a reservoir on the west fork of the San Jacinto River, 15 miles (24 km northeast of downtown Houston, Texas, USA Continuing southward, the river meets with Buffalo Bayou and feeds the Houston Ship Channel. Buffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston, in Harris County Texas, USA. The Houston Ship Channel in Houston Texas is part of the Port of Houston —one of the United States 's busiest Sea ports The channel

The Battle of San Jacinto was fought near the rain-swollen river in Harris County during the 1836 Texas Revolution. The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican The decisive victory gave rise to the Republic of Texas. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to The site is now a state historic park. The site holds a monument to the battle, the San Jacinto Monument, which is taller than the Washington Monument. The San Jacinto Monument is a high Column located in Harris County, Texas, United States, near the city of La Porte. The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D

External links

• San Jacinto River from the Handbook of Texas Online