page_title: Buffalo Bayou
hierarchical_section_title: Buffalo Bayou
caption_attribution_description: The riparian forest of Buffalo Bayou as it passes by Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, May 2014.
context_page_description: Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving river 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 east through the Houston Ship Channel into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to drainage water impounded and released by the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, the bayou is fed by natural springs, surface runoff, and several significant tributary bayous, including White Oak Bayou, Greens Bayou, and Brays Bayou. Additionally, Buffalo Bayou is considered a tidal river downstream of a point 440 yards west of the Shepherd Drive bridge in west-central Houston.
  As the principal river of Greater Houston, the Buffalo Bayou watershed is heavily urbanized. Its 102-square-mile direct drainage area contains a population of over 440,000. Including tributaries, the bayou has a watershed area of approximately 500 square miles.
context_section_description: Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving river 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. In addition to drainage water impounded and released by the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, the bayou is fed by natural springs, surface runoff, and several significant tributary bayous, including White Oak Bayou, Greens Bayou, and Brays Bayou. Additionally, Buffalo Bayou is considered a tidal river downstream of a point 440 yards (400 m) west of the Shepherd Drive bridge in west-central Houston.
  As the principal river of Greater Houston, the Buffalo Bayou watershed is heavily urbanized. Its 102-square-mile (260 km²) direct drainage area contains a population of over 440,000. Including tributaries, the bayou has a watershed area of approximately 500 square miles (1,300 km²).
caption: An unchannelized section of Buffalo Bayou near Memorial Park in Houston
exif: {"Image Make": "Apple", "Image Model": "iPhone 4", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "7.0.2", "Image DateTime": "2014:05:23 13:03:33", "Image ExifOffset": "180", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/120", "EXIF FNumber": "14/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Program Normal", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "100", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2014:05:23 13:03:33", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2014:05:23 13:03:33", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "Y", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "9421/1364", "EXIF ApertureValue": "4281/1441", "EXIF BrightnessValue": "2670/521", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF Flash": "Flash fired, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "77/20", "EXIF SubjectArea": "[1295, 967, 699, 696]", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "186", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "186", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "2592", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1936", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "35", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[77/20, 77/20, 14/5, 14/5]", "EXIF LensMake": "Apple", "EXIF LensModel": "iPhone 4 back camera 3.85mm f/2.8"}