Ben's Branch - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/bens-branch/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 30 May 2025 01:48:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ben's Branch - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/bens-branch/ 32 32 103504436 HCFCD Begins Repairs to Bens Branch Tributary https://houstonnewmedia.org/hcfcd-begins-repairs-to-bens-branch-tributary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hcfcd-begins-repairs-to-bens-branch-tributary Fri, 30 May 2025 01:48:35 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=51367 5/29/25 – On 5/16/25, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) announced a series of maintenance repairs in Kingwood. One was on a tributary of Bens Branch that runs down the west side of West Lake Houston Parkway toward Kingwood Town Center. Yesterday, I received a report from Chris Bloch, a flood activist in Kingwood, that […]

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]]> 959582 HCFCD Finishes Removing Beryl Debris from Bens Branch https://houstonnewmedia.org/hcfcd-finishes-removing-beryl-debris-from-bens-branch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hcfcd-finishes-removing-beryl-debris-from-bens-branch Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:34 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=49542 3/3/25 – A Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) spokesperson reports that the District finished picking up Hurricane Beryl debris at numerous locations along Bens Branch in Kingwood on February 27, 2025. Hurricane Beryl struck the Houston area on July 8, 2024, with winds gusting up to 83 MPH at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Sustained winds […]

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]]> 912910 Bens Branch Erosion Forces Installation of New Bridge https://houstonnewmedia.org/bens-branch-erosion-forces-installation-of-new-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bens-branch-erosion-forces-installation-of-new-bridge Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:59:16 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=48555 1/9/25 – The widening of Bens Branch caused by ever-increasing amounts of water coming downstream from new upstream developments has forced the Bear Brach Trail Association to replace an aging wooden bridge with a new $300,000 steel truss bridge. The creek has widened from 32 to 50 feet since Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019. The […]

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]]> 877906 Clearing of Beryl Debris from Creeks and Channels Continues https://houstonnewmedia.org/clearing-of-beryl-debris-from-creeks-and-channels-continues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clearing-of-beryl-debris-from-creeks-and-channels-continues Sat, 14 Sep 2024 21:45:46 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=46945 9/14/24 – Clearing of Beryl debris from Harris County creeks and channels by HCFCD/FEMA contractors continues more than two months after the storm that struck Houston on July 8, 2024. Prolonged 65-80 MPH winds raked the Lake Houston Area for hours, downing thousands of trees. Who’s Responsible for What The cleanup effort has advanced on […]

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]]> 818642 Tree Lane Bridge over Bens Branch Still Standing https://houstonnewmedia.org/tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-still-standing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-still-standing Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:16:14 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=42472 The recent drought has reduced the rate of erosion under the Tree Lane/Bens Branch Bridge for now. But with wetter weather expected, we need to accelerate the repair effort. Recent pictures show the desperate need for repairs to the bridge. It’s next to Bear Branch Elementary School where more than 600 students attend grades K-5. […]

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]]> 694978 Tree Lane Bridge over Ben’s Branch Damaged…Again https://houstonnewmedia.org/tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-damagedagain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tree-lane-bridge-over-bens-branch-damagedagain Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:48:16 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37393 Recent heavy rains and high-density upstream development on Ben’s Branch in Montgomery County have increasingly placed pressure on the aging Ben’s Branch Bridge over Tree Lane. The bridge is immediately adjacent to Bear Branch Elementary School in Kingwood and its 638 students. The City of Houston repaired the bridge less than three years ago in […]

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]]> 534575 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482478 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482475 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns-2 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482479 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482477 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482474 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482472 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482476 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482473 Guefen Clears 17 Acres Between KPHS, St. Martha for 131 High-Density Homes. Will Detention Pond Be Enough? https://houstonnewmedia.org/guefen-clears-17-acres-between-kphs-st-martha-for-131-high-density-homes-will-detention-pond-be-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guefen-clears-17-acres-between-kphs-st-martha-for-131-high-density-homes-will-detention-pond-be-enough Tue, 09 Nov 2021 23:24:49 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=29416 Guefen Development Partners has announced that it will build a “luxury single family build to rent multifamily community” [sic] on 17 acres between Kingwood Park High School and the St. Martha Church on Woodridge Parkway. Nine Homes Per Acre with 65% Impervious Cover Guefen will build 131 units on 14.65 acres. The rest of the […]

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]]> 199009 City Starting to Excavate Bottlenecks Under Kingwood Drive https://houstonnewmedia.org/city-starting-to-excavate-bottlenecks-under-kingwood-drive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-starting-to-excavate-bottlenecks-under-kingwood-drive Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:15:24 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=27928 For more than a year, HCFCD has excavated Ben’s Branch in four different phases. However, significant sediment remained under the Kingwood Drive Bridge. That’s property owned and maintained by the City of Houston. And now they are excavating that to eliminate a bottleneck. Such bottlenecks can back water up, damaging homes and businesses. According to […]

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]]> 157444 High Chance of Thunderstorms Every Day into Next Week https://houstonnewmedia.org/high-chance-of-thunderstorms-every-day-into-next-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-chance-of-thunderstorms-every-day-into-next-week Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:55:45 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=26366 After a few drier days during the Memorial Day weekend, wet weather is returning and will last into next week. We should see a high chance (50% or greater) of thunderstorms every day for the next week. Pattern Similar to Last Month Setting Up According to Harris County Meteorologist Jeff Lindner, the upcoming pattern will […]

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]]> 131669 Today, We Passed the Record for All-Time Wettest May By a Wide Margin https://houstonnewmedia.org/today-we-passed-the-record-for-all-time-wettest-may-by-a-wide-margin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=today-we-passed-the-record-for-all-time-wettest-may-by-a-wide-margin Tue, 25 May 2021 00:42:06 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=26230 At least if you go by the gage at my house. With six days left in the month, the Lake Houston Area has already broken the record for the all time wettest May. The official gage, of course, is at Bush Intercontinental Airport, but the NWS doesn’t release monthly data until the month is over. […]

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]]> 129978 City Repairing Storm Sewer Outfalls https://houstonnewmedia.org/city-repairing-storm-sewer-outfalls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-repairing-storm-sewer-outfalls Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:32:20 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=25250 One of the most often overlooked points of failure in drainage systems is the lowly storm sewer outfall. When rain flows into the storm sewer on your street, it travels through pipes underground until it reaches the “outfall” at a stream or drainage ditch. If the outfall becomes blocked or damaged, it can back water […]

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]]> 122737 HCFCD Completes Removal of Another 10,000 Cubic Yards From Bens Branch https://houstonnewmedia.org/hcfcd-completes-removal-of-another-10000-cubic-yards-from-bens-branch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hcfcd-completes-removal-of-another-10000-cubic-yards-from-bens-branch Sat, 17 Apr 2021 16:26:41 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=25230 Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) contractors have completed removal of virtually another 10,000 cubic yards of sediment that had accumulated in Bens Branch between Rocky Woods Drive and Kingwood Drive. While a little cleanup work and equipment removal remains, we can call this job “well done.” Scope of Work Completed HCFCD widened and deepened […]

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