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10 neighborhoods

Neighborhoods

The Houston neighborhoods with the longest flood histories, each tied to the nearest live USGS gauge. Status is that gauge’s reading right now.

  • Acres Homes

    Normal

    Open roadside ditches drain much of the area and overflow quickly under intense rain. Minor street flooding recurs most years.

    Nearest gauge
    Brickhouse Gully at Costa Rica St
    Reading
    47.5 ft · 3.1 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    0

  • Downtown

    Normal

    Underpasses and the tunnel system flooded during Harvey and Tax Day 2016. Building-level flooding is comparatively rare.

    Nearest gauge
    White Oak Bayou at Houston
    Reading
    7.8 ft · 2.1 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    6

  • East End

    Normal

    Street ponding in heavy storms, tied to lower Brays Bayou and the Buffalo Bayou ship channel reach.

    Nearest gauge
    Sims Bayou at Houston
    Reading
    3.5 ft · 4.4 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    3

  • Fifth Ward

    Normal

    Some of the worst street flooding of the 2016 Tax Day flood and Harvey, driven by older storm drains near Buffalo and Hunting Bayous.

    Nearest gauge
    White Oak Bayou at Houston
    Reading
    7.8 ft · 3.6 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    5

  • Greenspoint

    Normal

    Low-lying land along Greens Bayou. Apartments here flooded in 2015, 2016 and again during Harvey.

    Nearest gauge
    Greens Bayou near Houston
    Reading
    39.1 ft · 6.8 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    1

  • Kashmere Gardens

    Normal

    Flooded badly in Harvey (2017) and Imelda (2019). Hunting Bayou runs through it and has far less channel capacity than the larger bayous.

    Nearest gauge
    Greens Bayou at Ley Rd
    Reading
    3.7 ft · 5.1 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    2

  • Memorial

    Normal

    Homes near Buffalo Bayou flooded during Harvey when Addicks and Barker reservoirs released water for weeks.

    Nearest gauge
    Buffalo Bayou at West Belt Dr
    Reading
    34.9 ft · 0.8 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    2

  • Meyerland

    Normal

    Flooded in the 2015 Memorial Day, 2016 Tax Day and 2017 Harvey events, each time from Brays Bayou leaving its banks.

    Nearest gauge
    Brays Bayou at Main St
    Reading
    16.9 ft · 2.9 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    4

  • South Park

    Normal

    Sims Bayou drains the area. Federal channel work since 2000 has reduced, but not ended, repeat street flooding.

    Nearest gauge
    Sims Bayou at Houston
    Reading
    3.5 ft · 3.5 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    1

  • The Heights

    Normal

    White Oak Bayou crests quickly after heavy rain. Low streets near the bayou trail flood first.

    Nearest gauge
    White Oak Bayou at Houston
    Reading
    7.8 ft · 1.1 mi away
    Sensors within 2.5 mi
    8
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