1. The Bayous and Case Studies
Brandon Hartley

2. Water Elements
Houston Texas contains 22 various types of water elements. These consist of Bayous, Bays, Creeks, Reservoirs, and Rivers.
The Elements
Addicks Reservoir
Armand Bayou
Barker Reservoir
Brays Bayou
Buffalo Bayou
Carpenters Bayou
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Creek
Cypress Creek
Galveston Bay
Greens Bayou
Hunting Bayou
Jackson Bayou
Little Cypress Creek
Luce Bayou
San Jacinto River
Sims Bayou
Spring Creek
Spring Gully & Goose Creek
Vince Bayou
White Oak Bayou
Willow Creek

3. Current Park Several Parks are located along each water element.
Addicks Resevoir
Bear Creek Park
Cullen Park
*Langham Creek Park
*parks under development
Armand Bayou
Armand Bayou Park
Bay Area Park
Clear Lake Park
Clear Lake Hike & Bike Trails

4. Current Park Several Parks are located along each water element.
Barker Resevoir
George Bush Park
The Hidden Gardens Park
Brays Bayou
Arthur Storey Park
Braeburn Glen Tennis Park
Braeswood Pkwy Park
Gus Wortham Park
Hermann Park
MacGregor Park
MacGregor Pkwy
Mason Park
Spulock Pkwy Park
Stein Family Park

5. Current Park Several Parks are located along each water element.
Carpenters Bayou
Beltway 8 Sports Park
Channelwood Park
Cedar Bayou
Ceday Bayou Park
Cedar Bayou
Ceday Bayou Park

6. Current Park
Several Parks are located along each water element. ETC….

7. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)
Several projects are planned along the various waterways throughout Houston Texas. Groups have formed to promote these projects in order to not only preserve the Bayous, but also the city itself. The Buffalo Bayou Partnership is one such organization that has taken it upon itself to promote improvements along the Buffalo Bayou. This organization has worked with several consulting firms around the world in order to create projects that will help beautify the bayous as well as respond responsibly to the environment.

8. Current Parks (Buffalo Bayou)
There are currently 14 parks along the Buffalo Bayou.
The Parks
Memorial Park
Buffalo Bayou Park
Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade
Spotts Park
Sam Houston Park
Sesquicentennial Park
Allen’s Landing
James Bute Park
Guadalupe Plaza Park
Tony Marron Park
Hidalgo Park
Terry Hershey Park
Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Spring Branch Park

9. Current Parks (Buffalo Bayou)

10. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)
Urban Development
Master Plan

11. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)
Future urban development plans are planned along the Bayou system. These developments are meant to draw people back to the neglected Bayou system and encourage an active use of the area. Flood management will be handled by widening the cross section of the Bayous themselves to allow for greater water control. Canals would also be used to direct flood waters away from downtown Houston. The bayous themselves not only be widened, but modified to allow for different flood stages. Meaning that the Bayous “walls” will be modified into various sections which are able to handle various stages of the flooding process. (this will be shown in a image later)

12. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

13. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

14. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)
The group also wants to bring back the ecology that has been lost over the past years to overdevelopment and lack of environmental responsibility. In order to do this, the group hopes to create new wetland habitats that will bring back native wildlife as well as help clean the water. Green Fingers will filter the water naturally before it enters the bayous, thus making the environments more inviting both people and wildlife.

15. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

16. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

17. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

18. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)
Like previously discussed, flood management is a major concern when talking about the future development along the bayou system in Houston. In order to deal with this problem, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership has created three ways that they intend to alleviate the flood problems related to the bayou system.
Direct floodwater through by creating supplementary channels that bypass problematic configurations.
Consolidate bridges to reduce impedance on the flow of the floodwater through the bayous.
Increase conveyance capacity of the bayous by widening and channeling the bayou banks.

19. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

20. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

21. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

22. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)
As previously stated, the group is also planning to improve the overall appearance of the bayou system to draw back visitors. This will be done through landscaping which will add more green space and natural environments along the bayous themselves.

23. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

24. Future Projects (Buffalo Bayou)

25. Flood Maps
In order to better understand the areas of concern during massive floods, FEMA made flood maps that help show what areas are in and near flood plains. The following images are the maps which were created by FEMA

26. Flood Maps Addicks Resevoir

27. Flood Maps
Armand Bayou

28. Flood Maps
Barker Resevoir

29. Flood Maps
Brays Bayou

30. Flood Maps
Buffalo Bayou

31. Flood Maps Carpenters Bayou

32. Watershed Maps
Cedar Bayou

33. Watershed Maps Clear Creek

34. Watershed Maps Cypress Creek

35. Watershed Maps

36. Flood Maps
Greens Bayou

37. Flood Maps
Hunting Bayou

38. Flood Maps
Jackson Bayou

39. Flood Maps
Luce Bayou

40. Flood Maps San Jacinto River

41. Flood Maps
Sims bayou

42. Flood Maps Spring Creek

43. Spring Gully & Goose Creek
Flood Maps
Spring Gully & Goose Creek

44. Flood Maps
Vince Bayou

45. Flood Maps White Oak Bayou

46. Flood Maps Willow Creek

47. Case Studies
New Orleans, LA

48. Case Studies
Boston, MA

49. Case Studies
Jacksonville, FL

50. Case Studies
Lake Charles, LA

51. Case Studies
Pensacola, FL

52. Case Studies
Port Arthur, TX

53. Case Studies
St. Petersburg, FL

54. Case Studies
Venice, Italy

55. Case Studies
Brugge, Belgium

56. Case Studies
Paris, France

57. Case Studies