Lake Houston
Lake Houston is a reservoir on the San Jacinto River, 15 miles northeast of downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The reservoir is the primary municipal water supply for the city of Houston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sconzo Early College High School.
Sconzo Early College High School
School
Guy M. Sconzo Early College High School is a small secondary school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Humble. It is a part of the Humble Independent School District and is an Early College High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmaston and Atascocita.
Harmaston
Hamlet
Harmaston is a place in unincorporated northeastern Harris County, Texas, United States, that was formerly a distinct community. Harmaston, located at the southwestern corner of Lake Houston, was developed along the timber shipping railroad line Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway. Harmaston is situated 2 miles north of Lake Houston.
Atascocita
Town
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Atascocita is a census-designated place in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 88,174. Atascocita is situated 3½ miles north of Lake Houston.
Sheldon
Village
Sheldon is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in northeastern Harris County, Texas, United States, located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. Sheldon is situated 6 miles south of Lake Houston.
Lake Houston
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Houston, Texas, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Houston from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Houston” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Houston”
- Dutch: “Lake Houston”
- Esperanto: “Houston”
- Esperanto: “lago Houston”
- French: “lac Houston”
- French: “Lac Houston”
- German: “Houston”
- Italian: “lago Houston”
- Japanese: “ヒューストン湖”
- Russian: “Озеро Хьюстон”
- Russian: “Хьюстон”
- Spanish: “lago Houston”
- Spanish: “Lago Houston”
- Ukrainian: “Г’юстон”
- Vietnamese: “hồ Houston”
- Welsh: “Llyn Houston”
- “Houston”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Summerwood and Lake Houston.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Houston Dam and San Jacinto Dam.
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