The Sheldon Reservoir area includes the Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center Wildlife Management Area, which is operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The reservoir is not a Flood Control District facility and is managed to include a fish hatchery and to provide a resting place for migratory birds. The main channel of Carpenters Bayou from Market Street to the Houston Ship Channel is heavily vegetated and, for the most part, inaccessible. The District has identified this reach as environmentally sensitive and has incorporated the protection of this reach into the regional planning for the watershed.