Lake Houston Mitigation Bank

Lake Houston Mitigation Bank (LHMB) is located on 765 acres, approximately 3.7 miles north of Lake Houston.  The western portion of the LHMB is bound by the East Fork San Jacinto River, directly

adjacent to the Lake Houston Wilderness Park, and is within Harris County. The eastern portion

of the LHMB contains nearly a mile of Luce Bayou and is within Liberty County, Texas. (HUC 1204010103), inside the West Fork San Jacinto Watershed (HUC 12040101).  Historically, the site was utilized for timber harvesting and agricultural production, which led to an alteration of hydrology, followed by a decrease in wetland functionality. Lake Houston Mitigation Bank was approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, in June 2024. The mitigation plan includes preservation, enhancement, and restoration of wetlands and adjacent upland buffer areas as well as stream re-establishment, enhancement, and light buffer plantings to improve and protect valuable chemical, physical, and biological functions within the watershed.

Lake Houston Mitigation Bank is approved to provide mitigation credits for impacts to riverine forested wetland habitats and stream. The primary service area is the East Fork San Jacinto (HUC 12040103) and portions of West Fork San Jacinto subbasin (HUC 12040101) below Lake Conroe Dam and within the South-Central Plains Eco-Region.  

The secondary service area for LHMB is the Spring watershed (HUC 12040102) and the West Fork San Jacinto watershed (HUC 12040101) above Lake Conroe Dam.  Impacts occurring within the secondary service area must be debited on a 1.5:1 basis.