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Buffalo Bayou and Lower White Oak Bayou Federal Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Study
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1836 The Town of Houston (PDF, 380KB)
Advertisement written when the Allen brothers founded Houston at the "head of navigation" on Buffalo Bayou in 1836
1837 Notes on Texas (PDF, 856KB)
Provides an excellent description of Houston, the prairies, and the bayous in 1837
1857 Journey Through Texas (PDF, 144KB)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process the District follows for federal studies
1870s The Great South (PDF, 264KB)
Written by Edward King upon visiting a prosperous Houston
1879 Floods in Texas Article: NY Times (PDF, 128MB)
Article focusing on Houston, where "the water rose 18 feet in three hours and carried away all the railroad bridges and many warehouses"
1900 Galveston Hurricane Article: NY Times (PDF, 40KB)
Article focusing on the damage to Houston because nothing was heard yet from isolated Galveston after major hurricane
1900 Rural Storm Damage Article: NY Times (PDF, 76KB)
Article reporting surrounding towns in ruins and 10,000 dead cattle after Galveston hurricane
1900s Illustrated Account: Houston Ship Channel (PDF, 140KB)
Written by then Congressman Thomas Ball, the "father of the ship channel," on Houston's endless campaign to deepen and widen Buffalo Bayou
1912 Houston: City of Opportunities (PDF, 548KB)
Article from The Texas Magazine regarding expansion of Houston
1929 Water Damage Photos: Houston Chronicle (PDF, 2.6MB)
Photos from the great flood of 1929, from the Houston Chronicle, demonstrating the wide scope of that disaster
Wild River: 1937 (PDF, 4.6MB)
Petition to the Texas state legislature requesting the creation of the Harris County Flood Control District
Corps of Engineers 1940 Plan (PDF, 2.0MB)
Plan for a bold scheme to route water around, rather than through, Houston, included three reservoirs and two long diversion canals
Wild River: 1951 (PDF, 23.6MB)
Revised version of the original Wild River, describing the rapid growth of the Houston area and the struggle with floods throughout the 1940s
1980 Jim Green Flooding Conference Address (PDF, 728KB)
Delivered by then Flood Control District director, Jim Green, in response to several flooding events from the preceding year
1980 Green's Proposal to Harris Commissioners Court (PDF, 680KB)
Proposal adopted as Harris County's first Stormwater Management Policy
Narrative Review of Development & Flood Damage Reduction (PDF, 328KB, 01/09/2009)
History and review of development & flood damage reduction measures along Buffalo and White Oak Bayous
Presentation & Historical Review of Buffalo and White Oak Bayous (PDF, 4.1MB, 01/09/2009)
Full length presentation on development & flood damage reduction measures along Buffalo and White Oak Bayous
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