South Bay (Texas)

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
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South Bay at Texas Gulf Coast
Location	Boca Chica Cameron County Texas
Coordinates	26°1′46.29″N 97°11′2.90″W
Part of	Boca Chica Bay[1] South Bay Pass[2] Verdolaga Lake[3]
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	3 miles (4.8 km)
Max. width	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Surface area	3.1 square miles (8.0 km2)
Average depth	2 ft (0.61 m) ~ 4 ft (1.2 m)
Islands	Brazos Island
References	☆ 1376184 ☆ South Bay

Depiction of Texas Rio Grande Valley Seacoast

Lower Laguna Madre at Texas Gulf Coast

Illustration of South Bay at Port Isabel, Texas

See also

• Brazos Santiago Pass
• Port Isabel, Texas
• Port of Brownsville

References

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

• 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.