Two Houston dams among 'extremely high risk'

Photo: Mayra Beltran - Evelyn Merz, of the Sierra Club, walks the banks of the dam at Addicks Reservoir on the south side of the dam, which releases water into Buffalo Bayou in Houston.

On a typical day near Houston's Barker and Addicks reservoirs, it's quite beautiful in the 26,000-acre recreational green space.

But then it rains.

The two dams are among six in the nation deemed "extremely high risk" by the US Army Corps of Engineers, according to Houston Public Media. They are located on either side of the Katy Freeway at Highway 6.

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