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Rednecks from the bayou are often referred to as "bayou rednecks" or "swamp people."
The houses in the bayou are called stilt houses or pile houses. Bayou waters can rise very high in the summer months durring the monsoon and rainy seasons.
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To the Federal forces it was the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, but the Confederates called it Walnut Hills during the Civil War.
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A single-masted sailing vessel is called a 'sloop-rigged' vessel.
The houses on stilts over the bayou waters are called stilt houses.æ These houses are built on stilts to keep flood waters and vermin out of the home.
The Trinity River passes to the east of Houston. The Brazos River passes to the west of Houston. Various creeks (many of which are locally called "bayous") flow through the city. Among them, Armand Bayou, Brays Bayou, Buffalo Bayou, Clear Creek, Cypress Creek, Greens Bayou, Halls Bayou, Hunting Bayou, Sims Bayou and White Oak Bayou are the most widely-known. All of them are vulnerable to flooding and are the focus of ongoing flood control projects.