ENVIRONMENT
SPRING CREEK SOLUTIONS A flood prevention option being considered for the 284-square-mile Spring Creek watershed—an area where water drains to the same location—includes dams to reduce the flow of water downstream.
Two locations in the Spring Creek watershed on Birch and Walnut creeks are being considered for dams. A funding source and timeline have not been established. PROPOSED SPRING CREEK DAM SITES
BIRCH CREEK
Birch Creek
Walnut Creek
BRUSHY CREEK
46 feet Proposed dam size:
41 feet Proposed dam size:
DRY CREEK
MILL CREEK
MAGNOLIA
Initial cost: $80M-$120M for design, construction and right-of-
Initial cost: $97M-$132M
THE WOODLANDS
THREE MILE CREEK
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for design, construc- tion and right-of-way acquisitions Long-term cost (in 20 years): $147M-$200M
way acquisitions Long-term cost (in 20 years): $121M-$181M
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WALNUT CREEK
SPRING CREEK
SPRING CREEK
SPRING
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Spring Creek watershed
Walnut Creek proposed dam location
Creeks
Birch Creek proposed dam location
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SOURCES: HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY, SPRING CREEK STUDY/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Spring Creek dam study continues with potential sites in Magnolia
the reservoirs would be dry bot- tom—meaning when rain does not fall, the area will be dried out, SJRA Division Manager Matt Barrett said. “The benefit [of this model] is that there’s less water coming down- stream,” Barrett said. The SJRA will hold at least two more public meetings with one in summer 2022 and one in 2023 before concluding the study in 2023.
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would initially cost $80 million- $132 million each at current rates. In another 20 years, costs will escalate to up to $200 million for each dam. A funding source and timeline have not been established. The creek dams would use pipes and a spillway to handle water, and
Flood Control Dams Feasibility Study. On April 7, the San Jacinto River Authority held its first public input meeting for a feasibility study regarding two potential dams on Birch and Walnut creeks. According to the SJRA’s website, dams on the two rivers
Regional flooding in 2016-17 contributed to the development of the San Jacinto Regional Watershed Master Drainage Plan, which was completed in 2020 and identified 16 potential flood control projects, including the ongoing Spring Creek
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