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- 1 2 Vince Bayou Watershed – TSARP
- ↑ Handbook of Texas Online - VINCE'S BAYOU
- ↑ Harris County Flood Control District – Vince Bayou Watershed
- ↑ "HCFCD - Vince Bayou". www.hcfcd.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
