Water Resources

Stream Restoration/Assessments: City of Austin Watershed Erosion Assessments

Most of the Austin’s watersheds, including urban and suburban watersheds, are drained by streams that exhibit existing creek bank erosion problems and have the potential for future creek bank degradation. The concern for future creek bank failures, long term channel degradation, and their impact to creekside residents and water quality initiated the City of Austin Drainage Utility Department to authorize the city wide watershed erosion assessments in January 1997. The 17 watersheds are as follows:

Barton Creek Watershed

Blunn Creek Watershed

Boggy Creek Watershed

Bull Creek Watershed

Buttermilk Creek Watershed

Country Club Creek Watershed

East Bouldin Creek Watershed

Fort Branch of Boggy Creek Watershed

Johnson Creek Watershed

Little Walnut Creek Watershed

Shoal Creek Watershed

Tannehill Branch of Boggy Creek Watershed

Waller Creek Watershed

West Bouldin Creek Watershed

Walnut Creek Watershed

Williamson Creek Watershed

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