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Hunting Bayou Watershed
Hunting Bayou watershed, showing extents and project elements for Project Hunting
The Hunting Bayou Flood Damage Reduction Project
The Hunting Bayou Flood Damage Reduction Project, otherwise known as Project Hunting, is a flood damage reduction project that will be constructed along Hunting Bayou from U.S. 59 to downstream of North Wayside Drive. It currently consists of the following elements:
- Widen and deepen about 3 miles of Hunting Bayou
- Replace/modify more than 20 bridges
- Excavate a stormwater detention basin on a 75-acre site located east of Homestead Road
The Status of Project Hunting
The District has completed construction on the first phase of a 75-acre stormwater detention basin and is working to complete the following:
- Design of the next phase of the 75-acre stormwater detention basin
- Property acquisition for the right-of-way required to widen and deepen the bayou
- Preparation of a schematic design for the future channel and bridge modifications
Channel Modifications
Channel modifications usually consist of widening and deepening a channel to improve conveyance (carrying capacity) of stormwater.
The District is currently identifying and developing detailed information for specific project elements, including: utility relocations, bridge modifications, channel right-of-way requirements, channel alignment, and schematic design plans for the final channel and bridge modifications. The alignment of the new, wider Hunting Bayou has been determined for the reach between U.S. 59 and Homestead Road. The area between Homestead Road and North Wayside Drive is still in the analysis stage and is expected to be set in 2010. The size of Hunting Bayou will be doubled (typically from a top width of approximately 100 feet to approximately 200 feet). In order to build this project, we need to acquire additional land, or right-of-way. The District has contacted adjacent property owners whose land is needed to accommodate the wider bayou, and the acquisition process has begun.
Bridge Modifications
More than 20 bridges will be modified or replaced as part of Project Hunting. Alternate traffic routes will be provided during construction.
The District has contributed $868,000 toward the completion of a Union Pacific Railroad bridge downstream of Liberty Road, so that the bridge could be lengthened to accommodate a wider Hunting Bayou.
The District also entered into an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and contributed $2 million toward modification or rebuilding of 4 bridges on Loop 610.
Stormwater Detention Basin
A stormwater detention basin, which will safely store excess stormwater during times of heavy rain, is being constructed on a 75-acre tract east of Homestead Road .
Construction of the first phase of the stormwater detention basin near Homestead Road was completed in June 2009 at a cost of $1.25 million. More than 256,000 cubic yards of soil was removed during this first phase of construction.
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The Hunting Bayou Watershed
The Hunting Bayou watershed is located in central Harris County, northeast of downtown Houston and is almost completely contained within the city limits of Houston, Galena Park and Jacinto City. The watershed covers about 30 square miles and flows into the Houston Ship Channel via Hunting Bayou, the watershed's single primary stream. There are about 45 miles of open streams within the watershed, including the primary stream and tributary channels. The estimated population within the Hunting Bayou watershed is just over 91,000.
The watershed is highly urbanized, with a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. The middle reach is the only area that contains open space of significant size and includes Herman Brown Park. Most of the new development in the watershed is actually redevelopment of residential or commercial structures.
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