Addicks Reservoir and Sam Houston Tollway to the east. State Highway 6 bisects the reservoir north to south. In addition to the Reservoir's flood damage reduction mission, recreation and nature observation opportunities abound through the approximately 26,000 acres (105 km²) of land that makes up Addicks and Barker reservoirs, which are often dry wooded areas in normal times. The West Houston Airport is located within the western edge of the Addicks reservoir, between Barker-Cypress Road and State Highway 6. The Addicks Reservoir spillway is located at, , and releases the remainder of Bear Creek just north of Buffalo Bayou. Addicks Reservoir and
Lawrence Addicks 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 1916. He was a member of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I starting in 1915. He