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The Mission–Aransas Estuary is the fifth largest of the Texas estuaries, with a surface area of 111,780 acres (45,240 ha) including Aransas Bay and its extensions in Redfish Bay to the southwest, Copano Bay to the northwest, and Saint Charles Bay to the north. The natural portions have an average depth of around 5.5 feet (1.7 m).
A map dated 1695 identifies the area as Bahia Tampa. [38] Later maps dated 1794 [39] and 1800 [40] show the bay divided with three different names, Tampa Bay west of the Interbay peninsula and Hillsboro Bay on the east with an overall name of Bay of Spiritu Santo. At other times, the entire bay was identified as The Bay of Tocobaga. [41]
Guadalupe Estuary (San Antonio Bay) 27°59' N San José Island: 21 miles (34 km) Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay) 27°44' N Mustang Island: 18 miles (29 km) Nueces Estuary (Corpus Christi Bay) 26°50' N Padre Island: 113 miles (182 km) Laguna Madre Estuary 26°2' N Brazos Island: 4.0 miles (6.4 km) Laguna Madre Estuary
Two of the major estuary systems of Texas are found along the coastal bend: the Nueces Estuary (Corpus Christi Bay) and the Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay).The United States Environmental Protection Agency has designated these Texas Coastal Bend Estuaries as an estuary system of national significance under the National Estuary Program.
Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization dedicated to preserving the nation's network of estuaries through coastal protection and restoration projects which promote the richness and diversity of coastal life. [2]
The last time Tampa Bay was hit by a major hurricane was 1921, when just a few hundred people lived in sparsely developed backwater towns -- and the community was still devastated.
The ecosystem of the bay of Green Bay is the world's largest freshwater estuary, according to a news release from UW-Green Bay. The proposed Sturgeon Bay area for the Green Bay NERR includes ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.