Estuaries of Texas - Wikipedia
WEBThe U.S. state of Texas has a series of estuaries along its coast on the Gulf of Mexico, most of them bounded by the Texas barrier islands. Estuaries are coastal bodies of water in which freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the sea.
Galveston Bay - Wikipedia
WEBGalveston Bay (/ ˈɡælvɪstən / GAL-vis-tən) is a bay in the western Gulf of Mexico along the upper coast of Texas. It is the seventh-largest estuary in the United States, [2] and the largest of seven major estuaries along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Galveston Bay | Location, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBGalveston Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the southeastern shore of Texas, U.S. Protected from the gulf by the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island, the shallow bay (average depth is 7 feet [2.1 metres]) is 35 miles (56 km) long and up to 19 miles (31 km) wide, the largest estuary in Texas.
Bays and Estuaries - Texas Aquatic Science Curriculum - Rudolph …
WEBAn estuary is defined as a partly enclosed body of water along the coast where one or more streams or rivers enter and mix freshwater with seawater. A bay is defined as a body of water partially enclosed by land that is directly open, or connected, to the ocean. In Texas, many bays are also estuaries.
Estuaries and Bays - Houston Wilderness
WEBOn the southeast Texas coast, it includes one of the most important recreational destinations – the Gulf of Mexico. As one moves toward the coast, marshes, bayous and rivers give way to flats and open water.
Galveston Bay - TSHA
WEBFeb 14, 2017 — Galveston Bay, the center point of which is 29°34' north latitude and 94°56' west longitude, is part of Harris, Galveston, and Chambers counties. It is the largest estuary on the Texas coast and the seventh largest in the United States.
Texas barrier islands - Wikipedia
WEBThe Texas barrier islands are a chain of barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas Gulf Coast. The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing for dolphins.
Gulf Coast Texas | MarineGEO
WEBThe Mission-Aransas Estuary is a large (463 km2 surface area), shallow (average depth 2m) and relatively pristine subtropical embayment on the south Texas Gulf Coast. The estuary is lagoonal, with a nearly continuous barrier island separating it …
Freshwater inflows; Matagorda Bay - Texas Parks & Wildlife …
WEBThe Matagorda Bay system is the second largest estuary on the Texas Gulf Coast covering approximately 352 square miles. The abundant production of finfish and shellfish make this environmentally sensitive area important not only as a ecological resource, but also as a source of economically significant commercial and sports fisheries.
Galveston Bay: Chapter D in - USGS.gov
WEBJan 1, 2013 — It is Texas’ largest estuary on the Gulf Coast with a total area of 155,399 hectares (384,000 acres) and 1,885 km (1,171 miles) of shoreline (Burgan and Engle, 2006). The volume of the bay has increased over the past 50 years due to subsidence, dredging, and sea level rise.
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