The huge flood plain that Houston is sited upon, is the price you pay for being a port city. If ships can enter the canal at sea level and proceed all the way to the Houston dockside, with no locks and with sufficient dredge depth so seagoing container ships can come right up the docks, then there is not really a lot of fall from WAY inland.
“The huge flood plain that Houston is sited upon, is the price you pay for being a port city. If ships can enter the canal at sea level and proceed all the way to the Houston dockside, with no locks and with sufficient dredge depth so seagoing container ships can come right up the docks, then there is not really a lot of fall from WAY inland.”
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I used to ride the Katy Flatland 100 bike ride that raises money for some charity. The highest point on the ride was a bridge over the interstate.
Yeah Houston is that flat.
I read that Houston has sunk over 10 feet since 1920, and is continuing to sink at the rate of 2 inches per year. If you own a home in a flood plain that is sinking, you're an idiot if you don't get out. Houston is full of idiots.
Bingo .... someone with a firm grasp of the obvious.