Reader Colleen Batchelor asked, “I’ve always wondered how it came to be that the main waterways in Houston are called ‘bayous’ and not referred to as creeks or rivers.” The query plops ...
While they resembled the bayous of the East Bank, they differed in how they were oriented and used — and when they disappeared. The reasons are rooted in the two ways that bayous formed in ...
A seawall in Galveston buffers storm surge from the Gulf. Bayous and man-made channels drain water from the region. Levees protect suburban neighborhoods, and lakes meant to be sources for ...
Despite the frequent rains, the Houston-area creeks and bayous are not expected to flood, though the situation could escalate quickly. As stated by CW39, "While rain may fall repeatedly over some ...