Flood plain information - Cedar Bayou, Houston Metropolitan area, Texas.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston Districten_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:01:48Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:01:48Z
dc.date.issued1972en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description27 p.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractBaytown, Texas, extends 11 miles up the west bank of Cedar Bayou from its mouth at Galveston Bay. Cedar Bayou meanders through relatively flat fores and agricultural land but is heavily developed along its lower reaches, and unprecedented growth of this area 30 miles east of Houston is causing increased urbanization along and in the bayou's flood plain. Cedar Bayou is subject to intense rain storms and thunderstorms as well as tropical hurricanes. Its relatively flat slopes and small channel capacity produce widespread flooding which lasts for days. In 1951 Harris, Liberty, and Chambers Counties jointly contracted to widen, deepen, and partially straighten the channel, but serious flooding continues with considerable property damage. A maximum probable flood (standard project flood) combined with hurricane tidal flooding in the lower 10-mile reach would produce a surge level of 18.0 feet a river mile 10 ( in a standard project hurricane). Maximum discharge would be 33.300 CFS with an overbank velocity of 1.2 feet per second, which would deposit considerable amounts of debris. Non-structural alternative to lessen flood damage, include zoning, subdivision regulations, building codes, flood proofing of structures already built, and development policies.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeHoustonen_US
dc.geo-codeCedar Bayouen_US
dc.geo-codeBaytownen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeLiberty Countyen_US
dc.geo-codeHarris Countyen_US
dc.geo-codeChambers Countyen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21136
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dc.locationNOT AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE.en_US
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dc.notesPrepared for Harris County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Texas Water Development Board.en_US
dc.placeGalveston, Texas:en_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3319.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectflood plainsen_US
dc.subjectflood controlen_US
dc.subjectstorm surgesen_US
dc.subjecthurricanesen_US
dc.subjectfloodsen_US
dc.titleFlood plain information - Cedar Bayou, Houston Metropolitan area, Texas.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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