Public questions and comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the pending permit request for Exploration Green held at the Clear Lake Recreation Center on May 29, 2014.

Public questions and comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the pending permit request for Exploration Green held at the Clear Lake Recreation Center on May 29, 2014.

Public questions and comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the pending permit request for Exploration Green held at the Clear Lake Recreation Center on May 29, 2014.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/38353...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Barrier

A windmill at Kinderdijk. The Netherlands, May 2006.

Coppul Lane flood control dam, Wigan. 26th September 2012

The windmills at Kinderdijk. The Netherlands, May 2006.

Established 1738. Windmill at Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. May 2006.

From here, the river goes back into a culvert to cross another road, and then comes out into an old-school concrete channel.

Upward shot of a windmill at Kinderdijk. I was laying on the ground to take this shot. The Netherlands, May 2006.

At Marina Barrage.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

Concrete channel, hidden from view as much as possible because they're ugly, and behind barbed wire because a concrete channel is dangerous.

Public questions and comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the pending permit request for Exploration Green held at the Clear Lake Recreation Center on May 29, 2014.

Groundbreaking ceremony and celebration for Exploration Green, a joint flood control, recreation, environment, and conservancy project of the Clear Lake City Water Authority and the Exploration Green Conservancy.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

The pumping stations are near the interim closure structure. September 2007.

There's a foot/bike path along the river - looks like it's placed to be useful during normal high flows, but will be submerged by bigger floods

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

The south end of the Barrier.

Public questions and comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the pending permit request for Exploration Green held at the Clear Lake Recreation Center on May 29, 2014.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

View of the flood control area just outside Sacramento. It's full!

Coppul Lane flood control dam, Wigan. 26th September 2012

Groundbreaking ceremony and celebration for Exploration Green, a joint flood control, recreation, environment, and conservancy project of the Clear Lake City Water Authority and the Exploration Green Conservancy.

Main 480 - Down River

Mississippi River - Carrollton Levee - New Orleans, Louisiana

Gully on south side of the lane, 3 February 2008. Note leaves and sticks covering grating.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

Taken while wasting time when at the LAV class not far from here

In the far, South Camellia Bridge next to Metropolitan Expressway 7. (1980).

Groundbreaking ceremony and celebration for Exploration Green, a joint flood control, recreation, environment, and conservancy project of the Clear Lake City Water Authority and the Exploration Green Conservancy.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

wildbachwehr Dorfgastein

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

Catch and release, I hope. Much of that water is probably street run-off.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.

Earth Day celebration at Exploration Green, 4/23/2016.