Mary’s Creek

Mary’s Creek has always brought beauty and connection to this land. Now, we’re working to protect it—making the area safer for families and preserving the creek for future generations to enjoy.

A Creek Worth Restoring

Rowan Ranch is built on a belief: that we don’t just work around nature, we work with it. That’s why our first priority isn’t buildings or roads, it’s restoring the natural flow of Mary’s Creek.

By widening the channel, reinforcing the banks, and improving stormwater management, we’re not just shaping land. We’re protecting families. We’re building peace of mind. And we’re creating something beautiful, lasting, and resilient — the way it was always meant to be.

Understanding the Risk

“Most people don’t realize that a 100-year floodplain doesn’t mean flooding every hundred years — it means a 1% chance, every year. Year after year.”

Mary’s Creek falls within a designated FEMA floodplain, putting many nearby properties at increased risk of flooding. This means:

  • High flood insurance costs
  • Personal responsibility for repairs if underinsured
  • Declining property value and resale concerns
  • Emotional stress and uncertainty
  • Community safety risk

We’re not willing to leave those risks unaddressed. Through careful planning and coordination with relevant agencies, our mission is to mitigate these risks and, in turn, alleviate the burdens they place on existing families and the community’s future.

The Science Behind the Solution

“This isn’t guesswork. It’s precision-engineered. It’s verified, modeled, and peer-reviewed.”

Together with a multitude of expert engineers, we developed a detailed hydraulic model of Mary’s Creek, updated with current modeling using LiDAR data, rainfall projections, and on-the-ground cross sections.

With this data, we designed a solution that will:

  • Widen the creek to allow safe 100-year storm flows
  • Stabilize the banks to reduce erosion and sediment loss
  • Lower water surface elevations (WSEs) through all key cross sections
  • Remove and reduce the floodplain from existing homes

    It’s all part of our FEMA Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) application,  the formal first step in reshaping how the floodplain is defined.

    Interested in learning more? Connect with our team and request additional information.

    Please note: Some engineering documents are currently under review and may not be available until municipal approvals are completed. 

    A Creek Restored

    The Mary’s Creek project is more than an engineering achievement; it’s a restoration. A reclaiming. A rebalancing of nature and neighborhood.

    What once threatened homes now protects them. What once stood as a risk now serves as a feature, a beautiful, functional, natural corridor flowing through the heart of Rowan Ranch.

    In restoring the creek, we’ve opened the door to new trails, native plantings, safer crossings, and a deeper connection to land. What flows here now is peace of mind, community value, and pride in where we live.