Houston River
Houston River begins at the crossing of LA 12, northeast of Starks, at the mouth of Bear Head creek in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and terminates at the confluence with the West Fork Calcasieu River on the southwest border of Sam Houston Jones State Park.- Type: Stream
- Description: River in Louisiana, United States
- Also known as: “Houston Creek” and “West Fork Calcasieu River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roy S. Nelson Generating Plant.
Roy S. Nelson Generating Plant
Power station
Roy S. Nelson Generating Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Louisiana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mossville and Westlake.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is a small, predominantly African American unincorporated community on the outskirts of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Mossville is situated 4 miles southwest of Houston River.
Westlake
Town
Westlake is an industrial city in Calcasieu Parish, in western Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. Westlake is situated 4 miles south of Houston River.
Moss Bluff
Town
Moss Bluff is a census-designated place in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,522 at the 2020 census. Located just north of the city of Lake Charles, it is considered a suburb of that city. Moss Bluff is situated 4 miles east of Houston River.
Houston River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calcasieu, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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