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Clear Creek & Dickinson Bayou Watershed Improvements
Clear Creek & Dickinson Bayou Watershed Improvements
Watershed Committees
After the devastation from the extreme flooding caused in 2017 by Hurricane Harvey, League City recognized that a more collaborative approach involving the participation of multiple cities, counties, and agencies was needed in order to address future flooding along Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou. Unlike Harris County, which relies on its local flood control district to monitor and do work on 22 watersheds, authority over the watersheds in Galveston County falls under several different entities.
In 2018, League City Council took several steps to spearhead a more collaborative and multi-agency approach to address elevated water levels along Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou. They included appointing two members of the League City Council, Larry Millican and Hank Dugie, along with two citizen representatives to serve on the Clear Creek Watershed and Dickinson Bayou Watershed committees. The council members and citizen representatives have worked diligently over the last year to develop collaborative relationships with other committee members and with leaders of surrounding cities, which includes the sharing of information on individual improvement projects for Clear Creek and Dickinson Bayou.
See the interactive map above for current improvement projects underway and those planned for the future.
To learn more about the committees and how you can get involved, email Larry Millican or email Hank Dugie.
Drainage Studies
In addition, in 2018, League City Manager John Baumgartner was charged by the League City Council to lead the effort to develop a regional study to identify drainage issues in the two watersheds along with possible solutions. As a result of Baumgartner’s efforts, multiple cities and agencies including Friendswood, Dickinson, Galveston County, the Harris County Flood Control District, the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are involved in the project and have committed funds and/or resources for a $1.5 million dollar regional drainage study that started in November 2019. The study could eventually lead to the creation of more detention basins, the modification of drainage channels or to property buyouts.