Barker Reservoir
Barker Reservoir is a flood control structure in Houston, Texas which prevents downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou, the city's principal river. The reservoir operates in conjunction with Addicks Reservoir to the northeast, which impounds Mayde and Bear Creeks, two tributaries of the Buffalo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple Sinai and John Paul II Catholic School.
Temple Sinai
Synagogue
Temple Sinai is a Reform Jewish synagogue located 13875 Brimhurst Drive, in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Jewish residents on the west side of Houston and its western suburbs, including Katy, Cinco Ranch and Sugar Land worship at the synagogue.
John Paul II Catholic School
School
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Saint John Paul II Catholic School is a Catholic private school for grades Pre-K through 8th grade in western Houston, Texas. The school is within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. As of 2008 it serves over 700 students.
Westside High School
School
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Westside High School is a secondary school in Houston, Texas, United States. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakes of Parkway and Barker.
Lakes of Parkway
Neighborhood
Lakes of Parkway is a gated community in western Houston, Texas, also the most southern community in the Energy Corridor. It has 888 lots. Peggy O'Hare of the Houston Chronicle stated in 2002 that the houses were "upscale". Lakes of Parkway is situated 2 miles southeast of Barker Reservoir.
Barker
Hamlet
Barker is an unincorporated community in western Harris County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads off Interstate 10 and is seventeen miles west of downtown Houston. Barker is situated 2½ miles west of Barker Reservoir.
Alief
Suburb
Alief is a working-class suburb in Southwest Harris County, Texas, United States. Most of Alief is within the city limits of Houston, while a portion of the community is in unincorporated Harris County. Alief is situated 5 miles southeast of Barker Reservoir.
Barker Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: landform in Texas
- Category: body of water
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Barker Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barker Reservoir”
- “Barker Reservoir”
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