Flickinger Issues Dredging, Floodgates Updates
Flickinger Issues Dredging, Floodgates Updates
Source: Reduce Flooding Blog - Bob Rehak
Date: 12/15/2024 5:42pm
Article Summary:
"Flickinger Provides Updates on Dredging and Floodgates for Lake Houston"
Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger issued updates on Lake Houston dredging and additional floodgates for the Lake Houston Dam. Dredging has begun south of the West Fork-Mouth Bar area and will take two years to remove 800,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment, funded by FEMA. Additionally, Phase II of the Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project is underway to construct eleven new floodgates by 2027, with each gate releasing 7,100 cubic feet of water per second.
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Date: 12/15/2024 5:42pm
Article Summary:
"Flickinger Provides Updates on Dredging and Floodgates for Lake Houston"
Houston District E City Council Member Fred Flickinger issued updates on Lake Houston dredging and additional floodgates for the Lake Houston Dam. Dredging has begun south of the West Fork-Mouth Bar area and will take two years to remove 800,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment, funded by FEMA. Additionally, Phase II of the Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project is underway to construct eleven new floodgates by 2027, with each gate releasing 7,100 cubic feet of water per second.
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