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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Harris and Fort Bend counties in Texas, United States
  • Also known as: “Buffalo Bayou jõgi” and “水牛河”

Places of Interest

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

Photo: Tijuana Brass, Public domain.
The is a 567.31-foot-high column…

Park
Photo: Stvtron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto.

Cemetery
Photo: Jpo tx113, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channelview and Lynchburg.

Town
is a census-designated place in the U.S… 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Rough-and-tumble is the city's beating, industrial heart - along with William P.

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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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Buffalo Bayou” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Buffalo Bayou”
  • Catalan: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Cebuano: “Buffalo Bayou”
  • Chinese: “水牛溪”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بوفالو بايو”
  • 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

Places to explore: Lynchburg Landing and Lakeside Park Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lynchburg Reservoir Dam and Battleship Texas.

Texas: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Houston and Austin.

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