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"The two dams hold back the Addicks and Barker reservoirs that lie on opposite sides of the Katy Freeway at Highway 6. Right now, there’s not much water in either reservoir. But during big storms and hurricanes, they hold millions of gallons that would be slowly released down Buffalo Bayou. But the gate structures that allow those controlled releases have a problem..."
"It was a dark and stormy night. Thunder boomed and heavy rain pelted the roof as a small group of us sat nervously in the middle of the rising Addicks Reservoir in far west Houston listening to the district commander of the Army Corps of Engineers tell us Addicks and Barker dams are safe... There were several questions about the capacity of the dams and the impact of repairs on the rate of future releases of water impounded behind the dams. The pattern of extended high releases and rapid drops has been criticized for damaging property on the bayou and killing trees and vegetation that control erosion..."
"Experts are working with the public to improve the water quality of Highland Bayou near Galveston. The Galveston County Daily News reported Monday that environmental officials say Highland Bayou has issues due to low oxygen levels and bacteria linked to slow, stagnant water flow. It's one of several bayous around the Galveston area that's listed as impaired..."
"The material a kayak is made of affects its performance, durability, weight and ease of transportation and storage, as well as the aesthetic pleasure you take from paddling it. Here are some important factors to consider when shopping for your first—or your next—hardshell kayak..."
"A Glens Falls lawyer likened a magazine editor to Adolf Hitler before the state's top court. Dennis Phillips made the jaw-dropping comparison to the Court of Appeals because Phil Brown, editor of the Saranac Lake-based Adirondack Explorer magazine, canoed and portaged through a two-mile stretch of private property..."
"The body of a second missing canoer was found by divers Sunday afternoon in Donner Lake, Truckee police said. The man's body was found in about 60 feet of water near the site where his canoe reportedly capsized Friday, officers said. 'We would like to remind everyone how important personal flotation devices are. These situations are always extremely tragic and we can only hope we can prevent similar incidents in the future'..."
"The missing Dickinson fisherman that went missing after the canoe he was in overturned has been found and identified. 22-year-old Francisco Ruben Garza from Hidalgo, Texas was with a 23-year-old co-worker in Dickinson Bayou when the weather caused the canoe to overturn at about 7:30 p.m. The co-worker was wearing a life vest and was able to make it to shore and call for help. Garza was not wearing a life vest..."
"Students travel by canoe to attend class at the Makoko Floating School in Nigeria. Raised on stilts in the Lagos Lagoon, this aid-funded school could change everything for its poverty-stricken community..."
"Imagine a gaping maw almost five feet wide and filled with 300 rows of tiny teeth. Now picture it right beneath you. Fortunately for you, the largest fish in the world is only interested in massacring tiny zooplankton. A photographer and global marine life researcher, New Zealander Simon Pierce is fascinated by whale sharks... Pierce took this photo in the Philippines, where locals have trained wild whale sharks to visit for handouts of shrimp and fish..."