White Oak Bayou is a slow-moving river in Houston, Texas. A major tributary of the city's principal waterway, Buffalo Bayou, White Oak originates near the intersection of Texas State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 290 (the Northwest Freeway) and meanders southeast for 25 miles (40 km) until it joins Buffalo Bayou in Downtown.[1] The river serves as a greenway which connects Downtown to the Houston Heights, Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, and Inwood Forest.
A large majority of White Oak Bayou's route travels through highly developed areas. The river's 111-square-mile (290 km2) watershed contains a population of over 430,000.[2]
^ ab"White Oak Bayou: An Evolving Urban Waterway" (PDF). Harris County Flood Control District. Fall 2000. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
^ abc"White Oak Bayou Watershed" (PDF). Harris County Flood Control District. July 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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the original townsite of Houston at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and WhiteOakBayou, a point known as Allen's Landing. Downtown has been the city's...
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