Canoeing and kayaking Houston waterways / Natalie H. Wiest ; maps by Jerry Moulden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiest, Natalie H., 1948-

Series:

River Books, Sponsored by Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University

River books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canoes and canoeing--Texas, East--Guidebooks.

Canoes and canoeing.

Rivers--Texas, East--Guidebooks.

Rivers.

Waterways--Texas, East--Guidebooks.

Waterways.

Houston (Tex.)--Guidebooks.

Houston (Tex.).

Texas, East--Guidebooks.

Texas, East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Within about seventy-five miles of downtown Houston, some 1,500 miles of rivers, creeks, lakes, bayous, and bays await discovery. Canoeing and Kayaking Houston Waterways, by longtime paddler Natalie Wiest, is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to experience Houston's well-watered landscape from the seat of a kayak or canoe. Before introducing readers to the quiet, green world that lies within and around the heart of the city, Wiest gives some pointers on water safety (including swimming and boating); on weather, flood stages, and legal access; and on an often unsee

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Natural World; Is the Water Safe?; Do I Have a Legal Right to Be Here?; Guidelines for Safe Boating; Day-Paddle Checklist; What Boat to Float?; Paddles; Organization of the Guide; Paddler's Vocabulary; Notes on Maps; 1. East Bay, Eastern Trinity Bay, and; Bolivar Peninsula; East Bay; East Bay Bayou; Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge; Smith Point, East Galveston Bay, and; Lone Oak Bayou; Double Bayou; East Shore, Trinity Bay; 2. Trinity River System; Above Lake Livingston: Bedias Creek; Lake Livingston; Double Lake Recreation Area

Trinity River Access PointsPicketts Bayou; Champion Lake; Turtle Bayou; Lake Anahuac; Old River; Old River Lake; Lost River and Lost Lake; John Wiggins Bayou; Lake Charlotte Complex; Cotton Lake; Trinity Bay West; 3. Trinity-San Jacinto Basin; Cedar Bayou; Goose Creek; Highlands Reservoir; 4. San Jacinto River Basin; Lake Conroe; Lake Raven; West Fork, San Jacinto River; Peach Creek; Luce Bayou; East Fork, San Jacinto River; San Jacinto River below Lake Houston; Cypress Creek; Spring Creek; Lake Woodlands; Greens Bayou; Buffalo Bayou; Brays Bayou; Sims Bayou; Vince Bayou

Sheldon Reservoir and Carpenters Bayou5. San Jacinto-Brazos Coastal Basin; Clear Creek and Clear Lake; Taylor Bayou and Taylor Lake; Armand Bayou Complex; Armand Bayou Access Points; Dickinson Bayou; West Coast of Galveston Bay; Highland Bayou; Basford Bayou; Halls Bayou; Chocolate Bayou; Austin and Bastrop Bayous; Oyster Creek; Lower Oyster Creek; 6. West Bay and Galveston Island; Galveston Island State Park; Pelican Island; West Galveston Bay; Christmas Bay; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; 7. Brazos River Basin; Brazos River; Navasota River; 8. San Bernard River Basin; San Bernard River

Cedar LakesCaney Creek; 9. Colorado River Basin; Colorado River; Appendix:; References; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-58426-3

9786613896711

1-60344-775-X

OCLC:

813285485