Planning
Number Name1 Sargent Beach protection2 Mitchell's Cut3 Dressing
Point - Bird Island (EMB)
4Boggy Cut/Dressing Point Beneficial Use and GIWW protection
GIWW protection
5 Big Boggy hydrology
6 Little Boggy (hydrology)7 Matagorda Beach Dunes and nesting
sites
8 Mad Island WMA (TPWD) hydrology
9 TNC Clive Runnels Mad Island Marsh (hydrology)
10 Halfmoon Reef Restoration
11 Oliver Point and Oliver Reef
12 Wells Point to Carancahua
13 Red Fish/Salt Lake mouth of Carancahua
14 Keller Bay/Sand Point
15 Matagorda Bay Bird Islands
16 Magnolia Beach/Indianola
17 Mid Coast Rookery Island
18 Guadalupe Delta
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Matagorda - Calhoun Planning
Project ListLatitudeLongitude
NumberNameIssue
Need/solutionAgency/PartnerEcoRestErosionAccessAcquisitionPriorityProject
statusFunding
1Sargent Beach protection 28°45'57.01"N 95°36'49.29"WExtensive
erosion along beachfront - to rivetment wallBeach protection and
renourishment - offshore breakwatersUSACOE/Matagorda CountyXERDC
study complete (ERDC/CHL TR-12-11)
2Mitchell's Cut 28°45'11.07"N 95°39'30.08"WGulf pass is filling
- navigation hazardscheduled maintenance dredging/jettyX
3Dressing Point - Bird Island (EMB) 28°43'50.87"N
95°45'33.79"WRookery island habitat lossprotect and enhance rookery
islandUSFWS/AudubonXFunded?
4Boggy Cut/Dressing Point Beneficial Use and GIWW protection
GIWW protection 28°44'16.76"N 95°47'56.60"WNavigation hazard (wind
and currents)- barge and recreational boat traffic - mainland
erosionProtection from wind and wind-driven currentsXX
5Big Boggy hydrology 28°45'17.81"N 95°51'13.10"WReduction of
Colorado River flows has resulted in reduced rice field run-off
into the marsh complex. Excessive salinity during drought caused
significant vegetation impacts and habitat loss.Explore alternative
means of delivering adequate flows of freshwater to the head of the
marsh to maintain function and prevent habitat loss during
drought.X
6Little Boggy (hydrology) 28°43'55.02"N 95°55'35.74"WReduction
of Colorado River flows has resulted in reduced rice field run-off
into the marsh complex. Excessive salinity during drought caused
significant vegetation impacts and habitat loss.Explore alternative
means of delivering adequate flows of freshwater to the head of the
marsh to maintain function and prevent habitat loss during
drought.X
7Matagorda Beach Dunes and nesting sites 28°35'37.39"N
95°58'47.51"WProperty acquisition - preservationTPWDXTransfer
between GLO and TPWD funded?
8Mad Island WMA (TPWD) hydrology 28°41'32.78"N 96°
2'50.37"WReduction of Colorado River flows has resulted in reduced
rice field run-off into the marsh complex. Excessive salinity
during drought caused significant vegetation impacts and habitat
loss.Explore alternative means of delivering adequate flows of
freshwater to the head of the marsh to maintain function and
prevent habitat loss during drought.X
9TNC Clive Runnels Mad Island Marsh (hydrology) 28°38'33.50"N
96° 7'29.97"WReduction of Colorado River flows has resulted in
reduced rice field run-off into the marsh complex. Excessive
salinity during drought caused significant vegetation impacts and
habitat loss.Explore alternative means of delivering adequate flows
of freshwater to the head of the marsh to maintain function and
prevent habitat loss during drought.TNCX
10Halfmoon Reef Restoration 28°34'16.58"N 96°14'11.89"WOyster
habitat in Matagorda threatened by reduced FW inflowsIncrease
habitat and ecosystem services through
enhancement/creation/restoration of oyster habitat TNC/USACOEXFirst
phase completeAdditional funding sought
11Oliver Point and Oliver Reef 28°38'30.51"N 96°14'27.59"WOliver
Pt. eroded and opens Coon Island Bay to high energy waves; Oliver
Point Reef was flattened during hurricane Claudette. Use Oliver
Point as a potential BU site for maintenace dredging of Palacios
channel and restoer Oliver Point Reef. Reef construction could
improve storm resilience along Palacios waterfrontXX
12Wells Point to Carancahua 28°38'2.60"N 96°20'24.06"WShoreline
erosion at select locations. Protect shorelinesXX
13Red Fish/Salt Lake mouth of Carancahua 28°37'17.62"N
96°22'47.22"WHurricane Claudette widened and deepened an existing
washover into Redfish Lake. Tidal flow and wind-driven currents
continue to erode , destroying emergent oyster reef (black skimmer
habitat) and altering other Redfish Bay habitats. Continued erosion
and uncontrolled tidal action could result in b reaching of Salt
lake and furhter habitat losses. Restore protective barrier, oyster
reef, marsh and sea grasses. XX
14Keller Bay/Sand Point 28°34'54.98"N 96°26'59.32"WPotential
breach of shoreline into Keller Bay, loss of sea grass, oyster reef
and historic Keller Bay structure and function.Protect shoreline at
West Matagorda BayXengineering possibly complete through Matagorda
Channel Deepening and widening
15Matagorda Bay Bird Islands 28°30'42.29"N 96°25'28.30"WChester
Island is currently the only rookery island in West Matagorda Bay.
Sundown Island is located in a high current area and subject to
excessive land-loss from erosion. Employ BU strategies to build
other rookery islands that are not subjected to highly erosive
tidal currents
16Magnolia Beach/Indianola 28°32'36.44"N 96°30'57.63"WErosion of
shorelineShoreline protection - living shorelineX
17Mid Coast Rookery Island 28°23'2.75"N 96°45'14.00"WLoss of
historic rookery habitatRestore/enhance and protect rookery
islandTNCXsite assessment and engineering complete? Permitted?
18Guadalupe Delta 28°25'36.42"N 96°47'44.09"WLand loss due to
diverted river flows and sedimentDivert river flows through
original river channelSABF/TPWD?XX?
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