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 Risk Reduction Project
- McNeil Drive Low Water Crossing Improvements
- Middle Williamson Creek
- Northwest Park Dam Maintenance and Modernization
- Oak Park/Oak Acres Flood Risk Reduction Projects
- Old Lampasas Dam Modernization
- Onion Creek Flood Risk Reduction Projects
- Paces Mill Flood Risk Reduction
- Shoal Creek Flood Mitigation Study
- Waller Creek Tunnel and District
- Whispering Valley and West Cow Path
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
East Austin Environmental Initiative 