Where do buried creeks run in Houston?
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Harris County flood-control data shows about 83 miles of Houston-area creeks now running in underground storm sewers (304 segments), plus about 46 miles of historical stream channels (152 segments) that have been filled or re-routed.
| Named creek or ditch now in storm sewer | Segments | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Little Thicket Bayou | 8 | 2.3 mi |
| Settigast Ditch | 11 | 2.1 mi |
| Cypress Slough Ditch | 8 | 1.8 mi |
| Spring Branch | 5 | 1.8 mi |
| Niemann Branch | 6 | 1.5 mi |
| Bering Ditch | 2 | 1.5 mi |
| Harris Gully | 5 | 1.4 mi |
| Janowski Ditch | 3 | 1.2 mi |
| Ingraham Gully | 6 | 1.2 mi |
| Japhet Creek | 1 | 0.5 mi |
Kuhlman/Belmont Gully and Salt Water Ditch appear mostly as historical channels, with only short storm-sewer sections.
How this was worked out
- We used the Harris County Flood Control District stream and channel network (TSARP, 2,715 segments). From it we selected the segments classed as storm sewer or historical.
- Houston's major bayous are shown on the map for context.
Limitation: about 56 of the 83 storm-sewer miles have no creek name in the data.
What it did
- Found data for channels
- Found data for streams
- Found data for HCFCD
- Found data for bayous