SARA Harvey Flood Simulation in Bexar County

November 15, 2017

 Storm Event Summary

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Harvey Storm Track
Transposing the Harvey Event over San Antonio

Position the Harvey NEXRAD storm over Map the resulting

Olmos Basin to maximize impacts. floodplain inundations.
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Some Important Differences

Elevations
Houston vs. San Antonio
Bexar County Harris County
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Important Differences - Infrastructure

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 Model Simulation Results

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Area of Simulation Upper San Antonio River (USAR)

Olmos Dam to
281

Downtown
&
San Pedro
Creek
USAR (Olmos Dam to Hwy 281)

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USAR (Downtown)

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Apache Creek (Elmendorf Lake)

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Apache Creek (Elmendorf Lake)

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 Concepcion Creek
1D Simulation (DFIRM Model Approach) 1D/2D Simulation (Overland Flow Impacts)

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 Concepcion Creek
1D Simulation (DFIRM Model Approach)

1D/2D Simulation (Overland Flow

Impacts)

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Concepcion Creek
Combination 1D/2D mapping results

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 Other SARA Flood Models,
Tools, and Public Outreach

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BexarFlood.org Low Water Crossing App

Bexarflood.org

www.BexarFlood.org is a
SARA/BxCo/CSA collaboration
showing flood prone street and
low water crossings. This is a
mobile-ready site usable by the
general public.
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 Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
(DFIRM)
SARAs Floodplain Viewer engages users
in an interactive map, displaying the
Federal Emergency Management
Agencys (FEMA) National Flood Hazard
Layer (NFHL) data. Together with its many
Bexar Regional Watershed Management
(BRWM) partners, the San Antonio River
Authority collected the data used in the
digital maps, providing basic information
about the floodplains in Bexar, Wilson,
Karnes and Goliad counties.

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 Risk MAP
https://www.sara-tx.org/flood-management/riskmap/

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Digital Data and Modeling Repository (D2MR)
Flood Works/ICM Live
SARAs Flood
Works
Technology
example
showing the
expected 100
year (1%)
storm impacts
in Bexar
County (only
viewable by
SARA and EOC
staff).
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Modeling Results Dashboard

Current Threshold

Stage, Flow &

Velocity Graphs

Location &
Current Flood
Map

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 Future Modeling Investments
SARAs Flood Models
Extreme rain events can
overwhelm traditional 1D
(down stream flow in
channel) models.
FloodWorks
HMS & RAS
With trend of climate
change, could see these
scenarios more frequently
and should have expanded
capabilities.
Expanded detail of our
models could include local
street flooding (2D).

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SARA Harvey Flood Simulation in Bexar County
November 15th, 2017