Oyster Creek (Texas)

For the community in Brazoria County, Texas see: Oyster Creek, Texas.

Oyster Creek (Texas)
FM 1092 bridge over Oyster Creek in Missouri City
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFort Bend County, Texas
Mouth 
 • location
Brazoria County, Texas
Length52 mi (84 km)

Oyster Creek (Texas) is a river in Texas that rises north of Richmond in Fort Bend County and originally flowed southeast to the Gulf of Mexico in Brazoria County. The creek is roughly parallel to, and just east of, the Brazos River. Portions of the stream no longer follow their natural course[1] because in Missouri City the upper section has been partially channelized, ultimately connecting with the Brazos River via a short segment of Steep Bank Creek.[2] The lower section continues on its meandering path from about a mile southeast of Steep Bank Creek, draining into the Intracoastal Waterway near Surfside Beach.

See also
  • Oyster Creek at Lochridge near Rosharon
  • Oyster Creek at the FM 290 bridge in Snipe

References
  1. "USGS Sugar Land, Tex Quadrangle 1955". Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. "Watershed Map, Missouri City GIS System". Retrieved April 26, 2016.



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