Austin has numerous creeks throughout town. All are subject to flash flooding. The creek flooding program undertakes projects to protect lives and reduce property damage when these creeks overflow their banks.
This program plans and constructs many different types of projects, including:
- Detention ponds
- Improvements to low water crossings
- Flood walls
- Channel widening
- Buyouts of homes most at risk of flooding, which is often the most cost-effective solution to flooding.
The program also inspects hundreds of small dams to ensure their safety. Many need upgrades. A few have already been improved, and several more are in the planning stages. Staff also handle drainage easement releases and licensing.
Projects
- Little Walnut Creek Flood Diversion Tunnel
- Oak Park/Oak Acres Flooding Solutions
- Onion Creek Buyouts
- Onion Creek Floodplain and Flood Hazard Mitigation Study
- Shoal Creek Flood Mitigation Study
- Waller Creek Tunnel
- Whispering Valley and West Cow Path
- Williamson Creek Buyouts
Documents Available for Download
- Dam Safety Rules (Section 8.3.3 of the Drainage Criteria Manual)
- Integrated Pest Management Plan for Stormwater Ponds
- Flood Mitigation Task Force Report
