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<br />e <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE, TX <br />CRS ACTIVIlY 510 <br />FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The Big Island Slough from the City of La Porte, moves water into the <br />Armand Bayou Nature Center. This 2,500-acre reserve offers a glimpse of three <br />unique ecosystems. An estuarine bayou, all-grass coastal prairie and woodlands <br />are preserved and nurtured here. This environmentally significant area has been <br />designated as one of only four Texas State Coastal Preserves, and is one of the <br />last bayous in the Houston area that is not channelized. <br />The Armand Bayou Nature Center and other natural areas help reduce <br />our flood damage by allowing floodwater to spread over a large area. This <br />reduces flood velocities and provides flood storage to reduce peak flows <br />downstream. Natural floodplains reduce wind and wave impacts, and their <br />vegetation stabilizes soils during flooding. <br /> <br />City of La Porte <br />Planning Department, nub <br /> <br />Page 9 of 26 <br />June 10, 1999 <br />