Harris County Flood
Control District retained Burk-Kleinpeter,
Inc. to provide a drainage study for Brays
Bayou from State Highway 6 east to the Sam
Houston Tollway.
BKI used the UNET
Hydraulic Network Computer Model to
evaluate the Project Design Memorandum
prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in 1997 and analyze existing
land areas along the bayou to determine
necessary preliminary storage volumes and
control structure designs (storm water
detention elements) to improve the
hydrologic and hydraulic conditions of the
bayou. The analysis was based on a
100-year frequency flood event. BKI also
prepared a report presenting the
conceptual design of each of the detention
facilities, control structures, channel
modifications and erosion
protection.
The project
determined if three already acquired
detention sites were sufficient storage to
provide flood prevention and to enhance
and improve environmental quality and
recreational opportunities within the
area. The project included identification
of land usage, hydrological modeling,
detention basin design, land acquisition
studies, and design of control
structures.
Construction cost
was approximately $3 million.
