Greenway Project

Cypress Creek and its northern sibling, Spring Creek feed into the San Jacinto River, with significant impact on the Lake Houston watershed, a major drinking water supply for both Houston and Harris County residents. Because Cypress Creek is Harris County’s largest watershed, preservation of its Greenway will have a direct and significant impact on the water quality of the larger Lake Houston watershed. Apart from the important water quality issue, Cypress Creek watershed residents have a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty and outdoor recreation afforded by this beautiful greenway…located right in their backyard. In addition to these water quality, recreational and wildlife habitat benefits, the Cypress Creek floodplain is extremely important for flood mitigation: slowing water velocity, trapping sediment, and filtering pollutants during the inevitable periods of major flooding; thus, as the Cypress Creek watershed’s population grows, an increasingly important Coalition objective will be preservation.