| Sims Bayou | |
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 Sims Bayou passing through Milby Park | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| City | Houston |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Fondren Gardens, Houston |
| • coordinates | 29°37′33″N95°30′50″W / 29.625771°N 95.513866°W /29.625771; -95.513866 |
| Mouth | Buffalo Bayou |
• location | Manchester, Houston |
• coordinates | 29°43′05″N95°14′36″W / 29.717984°N 95.243285°W /29.717984; -95.243285 |
| Length | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Berry Bayou |
Sims Bayou is a 23-mile (37 km)bayou that flows withinHouston in a primarily west to east movement. Its origin is inSouthwest Houston nearMissouri City, Texas, and terminates inManchester, Houston approximately seven miles east ofDowntown Houston, where it feedsBuffalo Bayou as a majortributary. Unlike all other major Houston bayous, Sims Bayou is contained entirely within the city limits. It is a majorwatershed for the City of Houston.[1]
Sims Bayou is believed to be named after Bartlett Samuel Sims—a member of theOld Three Hundred.[2] From 1990 through 2012, the Galveston District of theUnited States Army Corps of Engineers performed a widening and deepening of the bayou to reduce flooding.[3] This allowed for new development in the southern portion of the city, and removed an estimated 35,000 homes and 2,000 commercial structures from a100-year floodplain.
In 2016 the Houston Parks Board began a project to createtrails and beautify areas along Sims Bayou.[4]
