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Hiustonas yra 266 km į rytus nuo [[Ostinas|Ostino]]<ref>Lomax, John Nova. "[http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/texas This Is Texas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501062243/http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/texas|date=May 1, 2015}}." ''[[Texas Monthly]]''. February 2013. Retrieved on April 30, 2013. "No, the rightful standard-bearer of our state—the city with the greatest number of people, of cultural happenings, of medical facilities, of gangbuster enterprises—is located 165 miles to the east of Texas's pink-granite dome." – The first part is discussing Houston. The "pink granite dome" is the [[Texas State Capitol]] in Austin.</ref>, 142 km į vakarus nuo [[Luiziana|Luizianos valstijos]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://check-distance.com/search?from=Houston,+TX,+USA&to=Walter+Umphrey+State+Park,+Martin+Luther+King+Junior+Drive,+Port+Arthur,+TX,+USA&flat=29.7604267&flon=-95.3698028&tlat=29.76301999999999&tlon=-93.89903800000002|title=Distance from Houston, TX, USA to Walter Umphrey State Park, Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Port Arthur, TX, USA|last=|first=|date=|website=|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203010820/https://check-distance.com/search?from=Houston,+TX,+USA&to=Walter+Umphrey+State+Park,+Martin+Luther+King+Junior+Drive,+Port+Arthur,+TX,+USA&flat=29.7604267&flon=-95.3698028&tlat=29.76301999999999&tlon=-93.89903800000002|archive-date=December 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> bei 400 km į pietus nuo [[Dalasas|Dalaso]]. The city has a total area of {{convert|637.4|sqmi|km2|abbr=}};<ref name=":16" /> this comprises over {{convert|599.59|sqmi|km2}} of land and {{convert|22.3|sqmi|km2}} covered by water.<ref>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4835000.html Houston (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220105716/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4835000.html|date=February 20, 2010}}. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.</ref> Most of Houston is located on the [[Western Gulf coastal grasslands|gulf coastal plain]], and its vegetation is classified as [[Western Gulf coastal grasslands]] while further north, it transitions into a subtropical jungle, the [[Big Thicket]]. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, or swamps, and are all still visible in surrounding areas.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} Flat terrain and extensive greenfield development have combined to worsen flooding.<ref>[http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/gis/gishyd98/class/trmproj/ahrens/prepro.htm Flood Forecasting for the Buffalo Bayou Using CRWR-PrePro and HEC-HMS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204065252/http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/gis/gishyd98/class/trmproj/ahrens/prepro.htm|date=February 4, 2007}}. ''Center for Research in Water Resources, The University of Texas at Austin'' Retrieved on January 10, 2007.</ref> Downtown stands about {{convert|50|ft|m}} above sea level,<ref>[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=29.75737&lon=-95.36387&size=m&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG&s=100 Downtown Houston, Texas]. ''TopoQuest.com'' Retrieved on July 5, 2008.</ref> and the highest point in far northwest Houston is about {{convert|150|ft|m|abbr=}} in elevation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en-us.topographic-map.com/places/Houston-6818619/|title=Topographic map Houston|website=topographic-map.com|language=en|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> The city once relied on groundwater for its needs, but land [[subsidence]] forced the city to turn to ground-level water sources such as [[Lake Houston|Lake Houston]], [[Lake Conroe]], and [[Lake Livingston]].<ref name="HouHTO" /><ref name="USGS_Subsidence_Fault_Creep">{{cite web|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1182/pdf/07Houston.pdf|title=Houston-Galveston, Texas Managing Coastal Subsidence|access-date=January 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113025911/http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1182/pdf/07Houston.pdf|archive-date=January 13, 2007|url-status=live}} {{small|(5.89 MB)}}. [[United States Geological Survey]]. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.</ref> The city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day of groundwater.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicworks.houstontx.gov/utilities/drinkingwater.html|title=Drinking Water Operations|publisher=Publicworks.houstontx.gov|accessdate=October 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014130133/http://www.publicworks.houstontx.gov/utilities/drinkingwater.html|archivedate=October 14, 2013}}</ref>
Houston has four major [[bayous]] passing through the city that accept water from the extensive drainage system. [[Buffalo Bayou]] runs through Downtown and the [[Houston Ship Channel]], and has three tributaries: [[White Oak Bayou]], which runs through the Houston Heights community northwest of Downtown and then towards Downtown; [[Brays Bayou]], which runs along the Texas Medical Center;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asla.org/2009awards/196.html|title=2009 Professional Awards|work=asla.org|accessdate=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175333/http://www.asla.org/2009awards/196.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and Sims Bayou, which runs through the south of Houston and Downtown Houston. The ship channel continues past Galveston and then into the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name="shipchannel" />
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