South Bay (Texas)

Summary

South Bay is a bay in the Laguna Madre in Texas separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Brazos Island. It is the southernmost bay in Texas, about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of the Texas-Mexico Border.[4]

South Bay
South Bay Coastal Preserve
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
South Bay
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
South Bay
South Bay at Texas Gulf Coast
Location
Coordinates26°1′46.29″N 97°11′2.90″W / 26.0295250°N 97.1841389°W / 26.0295250; -97.1841389
Part of
  • Boca Chica Bay[1]
  • South Bay Pass[2]
  • Verdolaga Lake[3]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length3 miles (4.8 km)
Max. width2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Surface area3.1 square miles (8.0 km2)
Average depth2 ft (0.61 m) ~ 4 ft (1.2 m)
IslandsBrazos Island
References
  • ☆ 1376184
  • ☆ South Bay

Depiction of Texas Rio Grande Valley Seacoast edit

Lower Laguna Madre at Texas Gulf Coast
 
Illustration of South Bay at Port Isabel, Texas

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boca Chica Bay
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Bay Pass
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verdolaga Lake
  4. ^ Anonymous. "South Bay". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.

External links edit

  •   Media related to South Bay (Texas) at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Rio Grande Valley travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • East, Jeffrey W.; Solis, R.S.; Ockerman, D.J. (June 1997). "Computed Discharges at Five Sites in Lower Laguna Madre Near Port Isabel, Texas" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey ~ Fact Sheet 167-98. United States Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/fs16798.
  • "South Bay Coastal Preserve". Texas Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
  • "Southern Part of Laguna Madre ~ NOAA Route Chart". NOAA Office of Coast Survey. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. June 2020.