Addicks Reservoir Addicks Reservoir The Addicks Reservoir and Addicks Dam in conjunction with the Barker Reservoir prevent downstream flooding of Buffalo Bayou in the City of Houston. Both reservoirs were authorized under the Rivers and Harbors Act of June 20, 1938, which was modified by the Flood Control Acts of August 11, 1938; September 3, 1954; and October 27, 1965. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of Addicks Dam and the outlet facility in 1948. Addicks Reservoir is situated on the north side of Interstate 10. It extends slightly north of Clay Road, and between Barker-Cypress Road to the west
Lawrence Addicks died on January 16, 1964 in Maryland. He was buried in Christ Church Cemetery in Forest Hill, Maryland. Lawrence Addicks Lawrence Addicks (March 3, 1878 - January 16, 1964) was president of the Electrochemical Society from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I starting in 1915. He was born on March 3, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charles H. Addicks and Mary Knox Buzby. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1889. He married Mary Maulsby O'Brien (1878-1964). He was president of the Electrochemical Society from 1915 to