White Oak Bayou

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White Oak Bayou runs from north Harris County to its mouth on the Buffalo Bayou, running roughly parallel to Highway 290 and passing through Houston, hitting the Bayou just north of downtown. This area was the site of the original Port of Houston. To control flooding and improve water conditions, much of the Bayou was channelized in the late 1990s and early 2000s and the Houston Parks Board has made efforts to transform the Bayou into a greenspace.

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Deed for purchase of land on or near White Oak Bayou from Harris County tax sale

Deed for purchase of land on White Oak Bayou from Harris County tax sale

Deed for purchase of land on White Oak Bayou in Harris County tax sale

Deed for purchase of land on or near White Oak Bayou in Harris County tax sale

Deed for purchase of land on White Oak Bayou in Harris County tax sale

Channelization of White Oak Bayou. 1955. Harris County Flood Control District.

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White Oak Bayou