Houston Flood Control #EngineeringInPlainSight

Hello guys, welcome to a new video, like I stated this is part of Practical Engineering's contest to be able to win one of the copies of his new book "Engineering In Plain Sight".

I would like to explain a little bit how the Flood Control System of my hometown Houston works, this will serve as a brief introduction to some of y'all. Enjoy the video and as always, leave your comments and questions down below. Enjoy!

References:

- Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium. (2017, December 21). Library. Retrieved from Texas Legislature Online: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/handouts/C2102018020609151/ae8f145c-a2d8-4766-921f-1f8d86fb3cc9.PDF

- Harris County Flood Control District Planning Department. (1996). Katy Freeway Corridor Flood Control Study. Houston.

- Houston Parks Board. (n.d.). Bayou Greenways. Retrieved from Explore the Bayou: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=5532d390fb234779b0b9286744d85a2f&extent=-10653569.3388,3451155.1017,-10594942.1381,3477564.0949,102100

- Houston, C. o. (n.d.). Flood Mitigation Projects. Retrieved from http://www.houstontx.gov/postharvey/flood-mitigation-projects.html

- SSPEED Center, Rice University. (2019, April). Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium. Retrieved from https://www.houstonconsortium.com/graphics/190410_Detention_and_Drainage_Regulation.pdf

- Watkins, K. (2021, September 10). Houston Public Media. Retrieved from Army Corps Releases Final $29 Billion ‘Ike Dike’ Study For Congressional Approval: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2021/09/10/408118/army-corps-releases-final-29-billion-ike-dike-study-for-congressional-approval/

*Disclaimer: This is not intended to serve as an all-inclusive guide. Opinions are personal and should not be taken out of context.

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