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  2. White Oak Bayou - Wikipedia

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    White Oak Bayou is a slow-moving river in Houston, Texas.A major tributary of the city's principal waterway, Buffalo Bayou, White Oak originates near the intersection of Texas State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 290 (the Northwest Freeway) and meanders southeast for 25 miles (40 km) until it joins Buffalo Bayou in Downtown. [1]

  3. Lazybrook/Timbergrove, Houston - Wikipedia

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    The West White Oak Bayou Trail begins in Timbergrove Manor and runs along the banks of the bayou, parallel to T. C. Jester Boulevard, from 11th Street, through Lazybrook and Oak Forest. The White Oak Bayou Trail provides bicyclists and pedestrians a 7.4-mile (11.9 km) long mostly concrete and asphalt trail.

  4. List of neighborhoods in Houston - Wikipedia

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    West of White Oak Bayou and south of Interstate 610 north 15 Greater Heights: Northwest East of White Oak Bayou, south of Interstate 610, west of Interstate 45, and north of Interstate 10 16 Memorial: West East of Texas State Highway 6, south of Interstate 10 west, west of the Memorial Villages, and north of Buffalo Bayou: 17 Eldridge / West ...

  5. Houston bayou level rises 25 feet as Beryl brings major ... - AOL

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    In a span of nine hours on Monday, water in the White Oak Bayou rose 25 feet, while water in the Buffalo Bayou rose 24 feet. More: See Texas power outage map as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near ...

  6. First Ward, Houston - Wikipedia

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    The First Ward of Houston, which is located inside the 610 Loop, is one of the city's historic wards. It was originally the center of the business district for the city, and was strategically located at the intersection of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, near an area now known as Allen's Landing. It was one of the original four wards in ...

  7. Wikipedia:WikiProject Texas/Houston task force/Nicknames of ...

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    Other major bayous in the city include White Oak Bayou, Brays Bayou and Sims Bayou. ===H-Town===Fat is a widely popular modern nickname for Houston. [6] It is common among several of the hip hop and rap enthusiasts in the city. In addition, the H-Town Blues Festival is a music festival held each year in the city. [7]

  8. Downtown Houston - Wikipedia

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    The 1.84-square-mile (4.8 km 2) district, enclosed by the aforementioned highways, contains the original townsite of Houston at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, a point known as Allen's Landing. Downtown has been the city's preeminent commercial district since its founding in 1836.

  9. Inwood Forest, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Land in what is now Inwood Forest was originally Native American hunting grounds. In the 1860s German American farmers settled along the White Oak Bayou. For a 100-year period until 1963, the Fuchs family owned the land that would become Inwood Forest and surrounding subdivisions; during that year a real estate developer bought the land.