Tetanus diagnosis. A doctor will diagnose tetanus based on a person's symptoms and the type of injury. The diagnosis may be confirmed with a test where a spatula is put into the back of the throat. A person with tetanus will experience a spasm in the throat muscles and will bite on the spatula.
The Addicks Reservoir spillway is located at, , and releases the remainder of Bear Creek just north of Buffalo Bayou. Addicks Reservoir and Dam get their name from the former town of Addicks, TX. Addicks Reservoir is formed by a rolled earthen dam 61,666 feet long and above the streambed.A 12-foot wide gravel road extends along the top of the dam. The top of the dam has a maximum elevation of 122.7 feet above the N.G.V.D.t is estimated the Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, along with other federal construction projects on Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, will prevent average annual flood damages of $16,372,000 to the city of Houston.
Addicks, a railroad stop for the Bear Creek community, was named after its original postmaster, Henry Addicks, in 1884. The original town site was located just south of the intersection of Patterson Road and Highway 6. The Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery contains the graves of many of the original German settlers.y 1947 the community was forced to move several miles south near the current intersection of I-10 and Highway 6 since the old location became the site for the Addicks Reservoir. Many of the old buildings can still be found.