Clear Creek
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Clear Creek is a coastal waterway in southeastern Texas that serves as a significant tributary and suburban drainage channel feeding into Galveston Bay.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clear Creek (Texas) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stream ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Clear Lake City, Houston, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friendswood, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ League City, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Nassau Bay, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Webster, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Clear Lake (Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageFunction |
channelization of local bayous
ⓘ
suburban runoff collection ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
bacterial contamination after heavy rains
ⓘ
urban stormwater pollution ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Galveston Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Galveston County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuarineCharacteristics | true ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | sea level ⓘ |
| influences | flood risk in surrounding suburbs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galveston County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ southeastern Texas ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Galveston Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Clear Lake (Houston area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Galveston Bay watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesRunoffFrom |
commercial developments
ⓘ
suburban residential areas ⓘ transportation corridors ⓘ |
| regionServed | Houston–Galveston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | tidal influence from Galveston Bay ⓘ |
| supports |
bird habitat
ⓘ
fish habitat ⓘ |
| use |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ stormwater conveyance ⓘ suburban drainage channel ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater–brackish mix ⓘ |
| watercourseType |
coastal waterway
ⓘ
tidally influenced stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.