Matagorda Peninsula

28°35′06″N 96°01′06″W

The Matagorda Peninsula (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ^ⓘ[1]) is a narrow spit of land on the southeastern coast of Texas in the United States.^[2]

The peninsula is in Matagorda County, Texas. The barrier island lies between Matagorda Bay, an estuary, and the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Gulf Coast island has a water exchange of two to five tidal inlets suspending the tides in marginal sea. The Matagorda Ship Channel located on the peninsula produces a substantial tidal range of seawater bearing north-south of the barrier island.^[3]