Harvey at Cedar Bayou: What Record Rain Did to Baytown
The storm that set a national rainfall record next door.
CEDAR BAYOU · INSIDE BAYTOWN
Water Damage Restoration for Cedar Bayou Homes
Cedar Bayou over its banks, or water inside an east Baytown home? Bayou side or bay side, one number.
- Flood, storm & leak cleanup
- Harris & Chambers County
Cedar Bayou in Four Lines
- Elevation and drainage: a watershed of nearly 200 square miles draining through east Baytown
- Nearest bayou or bay: Cedar Bayou, Harris County's eastern edge and the line with Chambers and Liberty counties
- Typical homes: older homes near the bayou and newer subdivisions on the Chambers County side
- What floods first: homes near the bayou and its tributaries, when heavy rain meets surge from the bay
Along the Bayou That Marks the County Line
Cedar Bayou is the eastern edge of Harris County, and its watershed covers nearly 200 square miles, including parts of Baytown and Mont Belvieu. Flooding here often combines two things at once: rain pouring down the bayou, and surge from Galveston Bay pushing up from its mouth. During Hurricane Harvey, a gauge on Cedar Bayou recorded 51.88 inches of rain, a United States record for a single storm. If you live along the bayou, both kinds of water matter, and so does the county line for insurance.
Calls From Cedar Bayou
East of the bayou you're in Chambers County, where windstorm coverage through TWIA is available. Ask your agent which policies apply to your address.
What callers here usually need: flood and storm surge cleanup, hurricane rain damage, leaks inside the house, drywall, ceiling and floor repair, or the whole restoration and mitigation job.
Water damage in Cedar Bayou?
Get a Baytown restoration company out: (346) 567-8448.
Call (346) 567-8448When the bayou is rising, follow the county flood warning sites, and stay off flooded roads.
From the Handbook
Living Near Cedar Bayou and Goose Creek
What life beside the bayous means for a house.