Harris County Flood Warning System

The Harris County Flood Control District in Texas was created in 1937 as a response to the devastating floods that struck the region between 1929 and 1935. The District's boundaries protect 3.7 million people and include the city of Houston. Twenty-two different watersheds are included in the district's boundaries, each with a unique set of monitoring challenges. The District is using the "Flood Warning System" (FWS) to measure rainfall and water level amounts in real-time, to provide up-to-date flood information to the public. The installation of the FWS gauge system began in 1982, initially with 13 stations. Since then, the number of stations has grown to 139 stations, many of which use the OTT RLS and CBS water level sensors.

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