Your part of Houston
Bayou and reservoir context from local threads and official gauges. Not a live flood reading. Not a shelter address.
Map Twelve neighborhoods, bayou labels, USGS gauges, and the FEMA layer. Not a survey.
Meyerland / Braeswood / Bellaire / West U Brays Bayou Residents describe Brays Bayou house flooding in major events and street flooding in lesser rains. Meyerland / Braeswood Energy Corridor / Addicks-Barker / Katy edge Addicks Reservoir, Barker Reservoir, Buffalo Bayou (downstream) Upstream pool flooding when reservoirs hold water; downstream release risk along Buffalo Bayou. Energy Corridor Cinco Ranch / Katy Barker Reservoir influence, local detention Harvey flooding varied sharply by subdivision; use parcel history, not citywide labels. Katy / Cinco Ranch Memorial / Buffalo Bayou / downtown Buffalo Bayou, Addicks/Barker releases Downstream of reservoirs; controlled releases can elevate bayou after local rain eases. Memorial / Buffalo Bayou White Oak / Heights / Near Northside White Oak Bayou Tax Day and other events: homes nearest White Oak took water; street flooding common. Heights / White Oak Greens / Greenspoint Greens Bayou Repeated catastrophic Greens Bayou flooding cited in neighborhood discussions. Greenspoint Clear Creek / Clear Lake / League City / Friendswood Clear Creek Harvey: Clear Creek far above flood stage in Friendswood accounts; creek can bisect towns. Clear Lake / Clear Creek Kingwood / Lake Houston San Jacinto River, Lake Houston Forum debate ties flooding to river/lake management and releases, not only local rain. Kingwood / Lake Houston Sims / south Houston / Pearland edge Sims Bayou Distinct watershed; use Sims gauges rather than Brays-only monitoring. Pearland / Sims Bayou East End / Fifth Ward / Denver Harbor local drainage; Buffalo Bayou proximity varies Do not assume inside-the-Loop immunity; Denver Harbor tropical-storm flooding mentioned anecdotally. East End / Fifth Ward Sugar Land / Fort Bend Fort Bend drainage / Brazos influence by location Harvey impacts uneven; use Fort Bend resources in addition to Harris HCFWS. Sugar Land / Fort Bend Midtown / Montrose / Med Center street drainage; Brays proximity south of Med Center Street flooding can strand drivers even when many buildings stay dry. Midtown / Montrose The Woodlands local creeks / San Jacinto tributaries by village Limited flood-advice density in this scrape; verify local gauges and Montgomery County alerts. The Woodlands