When it comes to flood protection in Harris County, most people think about big infrastructure, channels, bayous, and detention basins. But keeping all that land in working order takes careful oversight. That’s where the Property Management Program at the Harris County Flood Control District comes in. Harris County’s flood control network is massive. The District…

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…

After Hurricane Harvey devastated Harris County in 2017, the damage wasn’t limited to homes and streets — it left deep scars in the county’s flood control infrastructure. To repair and strengthen critical channels and bayous after Harvey and other storms like Tropical Storm Imelda, the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) partnered with the U.S.…