The Brays Bayou watershed, which drains approximately 128 square miles (33,152 hectares/332.8 km sq), is located in southwest Harris County, Texas, and runs through the cities of Houston, Missouri City, Stafford, Bellaire, West University Place, and Southside Place in an eastward direction for 31 miles (approx 50 km) from its headwaters in Fort Bend County to its confluence with the Ship Channel. Few undeveloped areas of significant size remain. Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... Houston redirects here. ... Missouri City is a city located in Texas, partially in Fort Bend County and partially in Harris County. ... Stafford is a city in Texas partly located in Fort Bend County and partly in Harris County. ... Another sign at the edge of the city limits. ... West University Place, often called West University, or West U in short, is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Southside Place is a city located in Harris County, Texas. ... Fort Bend County is a county located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. ... The Port of Houston is the port of Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. ...

The town of Harrisburg, named after John Richardson Harris, from whom Harris County gets its name, was near the confluence of Brays and Buffalo Bayous. ^[1] Harris was coincidentally the great-grandson of the founder and namesake of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ^[2] Harrisburg was founded before 1825 on the east shore of the Buffalo Bayou in present-day Harris County, Texas, on land belonging to John Richardson Harris. ... Map of the Buffalo Bayou and associated watershed Buffalo Bayou at this location, just south of San Felipe Dr. Buffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston, Texas, USA. It begins on the west side of the city and flows east to the Houston Ship Channel. ...

Within the Bayou's watershed lie the Texas Medical Center, the Houston Zoo, Houston Baptist University, Rice University, and the intensely developed commercial corridor in the vicinity of the Galleria. ^[3] Texas Medical Center The Texas Medical Center, with more than five million patient visits annually and one of the highest densities of clinical facilities and basic science and translational research of any location, is the largest medical district in the world. ... Reflection pool The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas. ... Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU) is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art) is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas, United States, near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical... Galleria I and ice rink prior to the 2003 renovation. ...

Channel overbanking along Bray's Bayou played a critical role in the devastation and temporary closure of the Texas Medical Center during the flooding that ensured collateral to Tropical Storm Allison during June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season during which time upwards of 12 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period. ^[4] Texas Medical Center The Texas Medical Center, with more than five million patient visits annually and one of the highest densities of clinical facilities and basic science and translational research of any location, is the largest medical district in the world. ... 2 B C D E F G 9 H I J K L M N O Categories: | | | | | | | ... The 2001 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2001, and lasted until November 30, 2001. ...

Notes

1. ^ http://bayoucityhistory.blogspot.com/2006/10/houston-history-mystery-iv-braes-brays.html retrieved 5/7/09
2. ^ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/hvh27.html retrived 4/7/09
3. ^ http://fas2.rice.edu/home/history.jsp;jsessionid=782C6698169931E6D6C8310A9F0B49AF retrieved 5/7/08
4. ^ http://www.projectbrays.org/docs/reports/APPENDIX6-ECONOMIC_ANALYSIS.pdf retrieed 5/7/09