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Sims Bayou

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Sims Bayou
Sims Bayou passing through Milby Park
Sims Bayou passing through Milby Park
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHarris
CityHouston
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFondren Gardens, Houston
 • coordinates29°37′33″N 95°30′50″W / 29.625771°N 95.513866°W / 29.625771; -95.513866
MouthBuffalo Bayou
 • location
Manchester, Houston
 • coordinates
29°43′05″N 95°14′36″W / 29.717984°N 95.243285°W / 29.717984; -95.243285
Length23 mi (37 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBerry Bayou

Sims Bayou is a 23-mile (37 km) bayou that flows within Houston in a primarily west to east movement. Its origin is in Southwest Houston near Missouri City, Texas, and terminates in Manchester, Houston approximately seven miles east of Downtown Houston, where it feeds Buffalo Bayou as a major tributary. Unlike all other major Houston bayous, Sims Bayou is contained entirely within the city limits. It is a major watershed for the City of Houston.[1]

Sims Bayou is believed to be named after Bartlett Samuel Sims—a member of the Old Three Hundred.[2] From 1990 through 2012, the Galveston District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers performed a widening and deepening of the bayou to reduce flooding.[3] This allowed for new development in the southern portion of the city, and removed an estimated 35,000 homes and 2,000 commercial structures from a 100-year floodplain.

In 2016 the Houston Parks Board began a project to create trails and beautify areas along Sims Bayou.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sims Bayou". Handbook of Texas. November 23, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Quarterly Review List" (PDF). United States Board on Geographic Names. July 6, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Saucier, Heather (May 18, 2011). "Harris County Flood Control District Prepares for Last Phase of Sims Bayou Project" (PDF) (Press release). Harris County Flood Control District. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Ortiz, Alvaro (October 13, 2016). "Officials Break Ground On New Segment Of The Bayou Greenways 2020 project". Houston Public Media. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

External links

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