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Brays Bayou is a slow-moving river in Harris County, Texas. A major tributary of Buffalo Bayou, the Brays flows for 31 miles (50 km) from the western edge of the county, south of Barker Reservoir along the border with Fort Bend County, east to its convergence with the Buffalo at Harrisburg. [1] Nearly all of the river is located within the city ...
Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving body of water which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas.Formed 18,000 years ago, it has its source in the prairie surrounding Katy, Fort Bend County, and flows approximately 53 miles (85 km) east through the Houston Ship Channel into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Harrisburg is a community that is now (originally documented as Harrisburgh, then shortened to Harrisburg in 1892) located within the city of Houston, Texas, United States. The community is located east of downtown Houston, south of the Brays Bayou and Buffalo Bayou junction, and west of Brady's Island. It was founded before 1825 on the eastern ...
August 18, 1983 - Hurricane Alicia hits Houston and Galveston. September, 1983 - Nine inches of rain flood the southern Downtown Houston. October, 1984 - A thunderstorm in north Harris County floods over 200 structures. August 1–October 18, 1989 - Hurricane Chantal and Hurricane Jerry make landfall within a short time-span.
Houston Ship Channel. Coordinates: 29°42′30″N 95°00′18″W. The Buffalo Bayou portion of the Houston Ship Channel. The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world. [1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of ...
History Early settlement (1861–1917) In 1861, Reynolds Reynolds claimed 1,250 acres (5.1 km 2) of land near Brays Bayou. The land was sold to Jacamiah Seaman Daugherty in 1888 and in the following year, he allowed the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway to build on his land.
History Magnolia Park in the 1890s. In 1890 Magnolia Park was laid out on a 1,374-acre (556 ha) site on Harrisburg Road across Brays Bayou from Harrisburg and 7 miles (11 km) downstream from Houston. The plot was owned by Thomas M. Brady, and the community was named for the 3,750 magnolias planted by developers.
White Oak Bayou, a major tributary of the Buffalo, has its source in Jersey Village and travels 25 miles (40 km) southeast, through Inwood Forest, Oak Forest, and Houston Heights. Brays Bayou, another major tributary to the south, originates near Mission Bend and travels 31 miles (50 km) through Alief, Sharpstown, Meyerland, Braeswood Place ...