HARRIS COUNTY WATERSHEDS WITHIN LOOP 610
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HARRIS COUNTY WATERSHEDS WITHIN LOOP 610
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
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White Oak Bayou Watershed• Population = 416,067• Drainage Area = 111 sq. miles• Open Stream Miles = 151• Primary Streams = White Oak Bayou, Little White Oak Bayou, Brickhouse Gully, Cole Creek, Vogel Creek
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
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Buffalo Bayou Watershed• Population = 410,658• Drainage Area = 103 sq. miles• Open Stream Miles = 116• Primary Streams = Buffalo Bayou, Rummel Creek, Soldiers Creek, Spring Branch, Turkey Creek
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
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Brays Bayou Watershed• Population = 722,716• Drainage Area = 127 sq. miles• Open Stream Miles = 121• Primary Streams = Brays Bayou, Keegans Bayou, Willow Waterhole Bayou** SEVERE FLOODING, ON AVGERAGE, ONCE EVERY DECADE
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
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CURRENT LAND USE IN RELATION TO FLOODPLAINS
SOURCE: H-GAC
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SOURCE: H-GAC
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SOURCE: H-GAC
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• Today, the 52-mile stretch of Buffalo Bayou is the nation’s number one port in foreign cargo and one of the largest ports in the world. •The Buffalo Bayou Master Plananticipates $5.6 billion of privateinvestment in the Buffalo BayouDistrict over the next 20 years.Public investment is estimated at$800 million (hard costs only) overthis period.• Flood capacity improvements integrated with waterfront growth protect Downtown: 100-year flood levels can be reduced by an estimated eight feet.
BUFFALO BAYOU AND BEYOND
SOURCE: WWW.BUFFALOBAYOU.ORG/VISIONARY
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• The new North Canal invites design of multilevel structured edges to provide flood protection, as well as areas for outdoor seats, tables, and kiosks.
• Richardson Park is envisioned with an office center, homes, apartments, retail services and an environmental science campus.
SOURCE: WWW.BUFFALOBAYOU.ORG/VISIONARY
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PROJECT BRAYS• 70 individual projects• The three major techniques being used are channel modifications, bridge modifications and the construction of regional storm-water detention basins.• The total cost of Project Brays will be approximately $450 million.
SOURCE: WWW.PROJECTBRAYS.ORG