Canoeing and kayaking Houston waterways
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 landsc...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
River books. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3099357x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 the Neches-Trinity Coastal Basin. Bolivar Peninsula ; East Bay ; East Bay Bayou ; Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge ; Smith Point, East Galveston Bay, and Eastern Trinity Bay ; 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 points ; Picketts 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 Carpenter's Bayou
- 5. 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 Lakes ; Caney Creek
- 9. Colorado River Basin. Colorado River
- Appendix: Organizations that may put you on the water.
