Friday, May 31, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Energy Corridor Skyline
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| Office buildings on BP America's corporate campus - view from Addicks Dam at dusk |
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| Power lines at sunset - seen from Addicks Dam |
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Mexican Hats on Addicks Dam
The vegetation on the slopes of Addicks Dam varies somewhat with the seasons. This time of the year patches of yellow prairie coneflowers -- aptly called Mexican Hat in recognition of their sombrero-like flower heads -- enliven the green meadows and complement the panorama of tall prairie grasses swaying in the wind.
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| Prairie grasses and cone flowers with Addicks Reservoir grounds in the background |
Scientific name: Ratibida columnifera aka Ratibida columnaris
Monday, May 27, 2013
Houston-area War Memorial Site
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| The War Memorial (and pavilion) is location South of War Memorial Drive near North Eldridge Parkway |
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| Location of Harris County War Memorial at entrance to Bear Creek Pioneers Park on N. Eldridge Parkway |
Friday, May 10, 2013
Barker Dam Construction Zone near Briar Forest at Highway 6 (updated)
How it looks after completion:
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| June 21, 2013 photo of Barker Dam and widened channel at Briar Forest / Noble Road Looking South  |
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| Channel on the North side of the culvert |
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| Construction work underway on Barker Dam near Briar Forest May 8, 2013 photo |
Barker Reservoir Dam is undergoing some improvements. Heavy equipment has been deployed on the city-facing side to reinforce and apparently widen the bed of the conveyance channel running in northerly direction at the base of the earthen dam built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control purposes. The dam reportedly has some stability problems that would not allow the reservoir to perform anywhere close to full capacity in a major flood event, and would thus diminish the amount of water it can temporarily retain to avoid or reduce flooding downstream in the City of Houston.
