Effect of the Colorado River Diversion on Matagorda Bay Epifauna

1998 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.H. Wilber ◽  
R. Bass
Keyword(s):  
Colorado River ◽  
River Diversion ◽  
Matagorda Bay

scholarly journals CONTRIBUTION OF MATAGORDA BAY MODEL TO DESIGN OF MATAGORDA BAY DEEP DRAFT NAVIGATION PROJECT

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (8) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
H.J. Rhodes ◽  
R.A. Boland
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Colorado River ◽  
Texas Coast ◽  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Coastal Bays ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Central Texas ◽  
Bodies Of Water ◽  
Matagorda Bay

The area under discussion in this paper is located on the central Texas coast in the Matagorda Bay area (see Fig 1). Matagorda Bay is one of the larger coastal bays on the Texas coast and is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by a long, narrow barrier beach known as Matagorda Peninsula. The long northeast arm of the bay is divided into two separate bodies of water by the delta of the Colorado River. Natural depths of 11 to 12 feet are available over a large portion of Matagorda Bay. Lavaca and Tres Palacios Bays, arms of Matagorda Bay, have natural depths of 6 to 7 feet.

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