Collection consists of a two-volume bound report on the flood plain management plan for Five Mile Creek.  Conducted for the City of Dallas by Albert H. Halff Associates, Inc. in 1976, Volume One provides a brief history of flooding in the study area, a socioeconomic study of the basin area, an archaeological survey of the basin, a list of flora and fauna identified in the area, as well as a flood plain management plan for the area.  Volume Two is oversized and illustrates the plan in graphic form with maps containing geographic and hydrological information.

Flood plain management is the coordinated use of drainage basin resources to benefit Dallas residents.  Located in Oak Cliff, the Five Mile Creek project is bordered on the south by the LBJ Freeway, on the north by Kiest Boulevard, on the West by the Santa Fe Railroad, and on the east by US Interstate Highway 75.  The watershed is approximately eleven miles long, five miles wide, and flows 15.3 miles between its headwaters and US 75.  Dallas has faced serious flooding problems due to rapid urbanization and encroachment upon flood plains.  This area has seen significant flooding in 1942, 1946, and 1957, with the largest flood occurring in 1969.  

The study was developed for the use of the Department of Public Works, whose mission is to preserve, improve and construct Dallas' infrastructure and facilities to provide effective, safe, and efficient movement of people and goods, and access to city facilities for citizens of Dallas.