Buffalo Bayou

Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving river which flows through in . It was formed 18,000 years ago, flowing east for 53 miles from Katy, Fort Bend County to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include San Jacinto Monument and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site.

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The is a 567.31-foot-high column located on the in unincorporated , about 16 miles due east of downtown .

Park
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The includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto. It is located off the in unincorporated , near the city of .

Cemetery
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channelview and Lynchburg.

Town
is a census-designated place in the U.S. state of Texas on the east side of in . Its population was 45,688 at the 2020 U.S. census. is situated 2 miles northwest of Buffalo Bayou.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in east central , , United States. is situated 2 miles northeast of Buffalo Bayou.

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Rough-and-tumble is the city's beating, industrial heart - along with William P. Hobby Airport, you'll find the Houston Ship Channel and working-class neighborhoods in the shadow of the somewhat alien landscape of oil refineries that line the shores.

Buffalo Bayou

Latitude
29.76384° or 29° 45′ 50″ north
Longitude
-95.0816° or 95° 4′ 54″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
76X6QW79+G9
Geo­Names ID
4677232
Wiki­data ID
Q751638
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Buffalo Bayou” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Buffalo Bayou”
  • Catalan: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Cebuano: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Chinese: “水牛河”
  • Chinese: “水牛溪”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بوفالو بايو”
  • Estonian: “Buffalo Bayou jõgi”
  • Estonian: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • French: “Bayou Buffalo”
  • German: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Japanese: “バッファロー・バイユー”
  • Lithuanian: “Bafalo Baju”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Norwegian: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Venetian: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Welsh: “Buffalo Bayou”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lynchburg Landing and Lakeside Park Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lynchburg Reservoir Dam and Battleship Texas.

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