Table 7.  Stream-habitat and biological integrity scores for selected reaches

[H–GAC, Houston-Galveston Area Council; --, not applicable; FM, farm road]

Site (reach name)
H–GAC
identification
no.
(fig. 1)
Integrity score
303(d)
listed
segment1
Stream habitat
Biological
Big Creek in Big Creek scenic area/Sam Houston National Forest BIGC0015
  8
15
--
Branch Creek at FM 1375 bridge BRAN0011
  7
17
--
Buffalo Bayou at Eldridge Pkwy. BUFF0005
10
13
--
Buffalo Bayou at West Belt Dr. BUFF3600
  7
  5
--
Buffalo Bayou at Houston BUFF4000
  2
  5
--
Caney Creek near Willis CANY0017
10
15
--
Caney Creek near New Caney CANY0020
10
19
--
Cedar Bayou near Crosby CEDR7500
  6
14
--
Cypress Creek west of I–45 and north of FM 1960 at Cypresswood CYPR1324
  7
17
yes
Cypress Creek at Kuykendahl Rd. bridge CYPR1329
  4
15
yes
Cypress Creek at Grant Rd. CYPR8800
  4
10
yes
East Fork San Jacinto River at FM 945 EFSJ0016
  7
19
--
East Fork San Jacinto River near New Caney EFSJ0200
10
17
--
East Fork San Jacinto River on FM 2025 EFSJ1237
11
18
--
Greens Bayou at Mt. Houston Pkwy. GREN0034
  2
  8
yes
Lake Creek at FM 149 LAKE0012
  6
19
--
Lake Creek near Egypt LAKE1367
10
18
--
Langham Creek at Patterson Rd. LANG0003
  5
  5
--
Luce Bayou above Lake Houston near Huffman LUCE1280
11
19
--
Panther Creek at The Woodlands PANT0040
10
19
--
Spring Branch Creek at State 242/FM 2090 SPRB0022
  3
12
--
Spring Creek at Riley Fuzzel SPRI0023
  6
14
--
Spring Creek near Tomball SPRI0024
  8
17
yes
Spring Creek on Robert Cemetery Rd. SPRI0027
10
15
yes
Spring Creek at Spring (I–45 bridge) SPRI8500
  6
11
--
Walnut Creek near Magnolia WALN0026
  7
17
--
West Fork San Jacinto River at State 30 WFSJ0010
  5
10
--
West Fork San Jacinto River near Conroe at I–45 WFSJ8000
10
12
--
West Fork San Jacinto River above Lake Houston near Porter WFSJ8090
  6
22
--
Willow Creek near Tomball WILL8325
  5
  8
--
White Oak Bayou at Bingle Rd. WOAK1394
  1
10
yes

1Threatened or impaired water in Texas (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 1999).

 

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