The Harris County Flood Control District is advancing a key flood mitigation effort in southeast Harris County with the Brookglen Stormwater Detention Basin project. Located in La Porte’s Brookglen subdivision near Spencer Highway and Willow Springs Bayou, the two-phase project spans approximately 13 acres. Project Stages Phase 1, located south of Beechhaven Road and east…

In 2018, Harris County voters approved a bond measure to advance comprehensive flood risk reduction efforts countywide. Designed as a multi-pronged response to both immediate and long-term flood challenges, the 2018 Bond Program includes 181 active funding categories (Bond IDs) that support a wide array of project types. The program’s flexible structure allows each Bond…

The Harris County Flood Control District is actively exploring innovative methods to reduce flooding risks and minimize related damages throughout Harris County. One key approach involves the use of native vegetation to stabilize channel banks, which helps prevent erosion and enhances the natural resilience of waterways. This effort is part of a broader bond-funded initiative…

The Harris County Engineering Department (HCED) plays a key role in improving local drainage systems within unincorporated areas of Harris County, helping to reduce flooding risks and enhance infrastructure resilience. These subdivision drainage projects are essential to managing how stormwater flows from residential neighborhoods into the larger drainage channels and bayous maintained by the Harris…

The Modeling, Assessment and Awareness Project (MAAPnext) is a collaborative initiative between the Harris County Flood Control District and FEMA to deliver the most advanced flood hazard mapping effort in the county’s history. Leveraging new hydrologic and hydraulic modeling technologies, the project will update how flood risks are understood and communicated across all 22 watersheds…

Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) has completed slope repairs along a small tributary of the San Jacinto River in Kingwood. The channel, identified as G103-38-01, experienced significant erosion during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The damaged area is located near Forest Garden Drive and Twin Grove Lane, east of the West Fork San Jacinto River.…

The Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) reopened the Scarsdale Boulevard bridge in 2022 as part of the Mud Gully channel improvement project in southeast Harris County. At the same time, the Beamer Road bridge closed temporarily to allow for additional construction. The project is part of Bond Project C-03, which focuses on improving stormwater…