TexasTexas

Barrier IslandsBarrier Islands

Barrier IslandsBarrier Islands

Galveston IslandGalveston Island

Matagorda IslandMatagorda Island

San Jose IslandSan Jose Island

Mustang IslandMustang Island

Padre IslandPadre Island

Total coastline=367 Total coastline=367 milesmiles

Galveston IslandGalveston Island

Storm of 1900 killed Storm of 1900 killed 6000 people6000 people

Seawall: 54,790 feet Seawall: 54,790 feet long, 17 feet high, 20 long, 17 feet high, 20 feet widefeet wide

32 miles of beachfront32 miles of beachfront

Matagorda IslandMatagorda Island

40 miles long x 2 miles 40 miles long x 2 miles widewide

10,000 visitors a year10,000 visitors a year

Only accessible by boatOnly accessible by boatGrasslands, woodlands, Grasslands, woodlands, tidal marshes, and brackish tidal marshes, and brackish ponds, maximum ponds, maximum elevation=22 ft.elevation=22 ft.

State ParkState Park

San Jose IslandSan Jose Island

21 miles long21 miles long

Consists of series of islandsConsists of series of islands

UninhabitedUninhabited

Mustang IslandMustang Island

3954 acres with 5 miles 3954 acres with 5 miles of beachof beach

35 foot dunes, 15-20 35 foot dunes, 15-20 foot avg.foot avg.

State ParkState Park

Padre IslandPadre Island

Longest undeveloped barrier island ~80 milesLongest undeveloped barrier island ~80 miles

South Padre Island: ~55 miles long, developed South Padre Island: ~55 miles long, developed extensivelyextensively

North and South islands were connected until the Port North and South islands were connected until the Port Mansfield Channel was dredged in 1962Mansfield Channel was dredged in 1962

TidesTides

Microtidal ~ 1.5 ft.Microtidal ~ 1.5 ft.

Major bodies of waterMajor bodies of water

Galveston Bay- 600 Galveston Bay- 600 sq/miles…highly sq/miles…highly developed..over 70 developed..over 70 miles bulkheadedmiles bulkheaded

Matagorda Bay-1000 Matagorda Bay-1000 sq/kmsq/km

Laguna Madre- 609 Laguna Madre- 609 sq/miles, 130 miles sq/miles, 130 miles long, very shallow (avg. long, very shallow (avg. depth 2.5 ft.) and depth 2.5 ft.) and hypersalinehypersaline

RiversRivers

Sabine River-555 miles long, highest Sabine River-555 miles long, highest discharge and strongest flow in Texas, discharge and strongest flow in Texas, empties into Sabine Passempties into Sabine Pass

Colorado River-600 miles long, drains into Colorado River-600 miles long, drains into Matagorda BayMatagorda Bay

Brazos River- 840 miles long, empties into Brazos River- 840 miles long, empties into Gulf of Mexico, longest river in TexasGulf of Mexico, longest river in Texas

Rio Grande- 5Rio Grande- 5thth largest river in North largest river in North America, drains 40,000 sq/miles in TexasAmerica, drains 40,000 sq/miles in Texas

ReferencesReferences

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/

http://prodweb.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/mustanghttp://prodweb.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/mustang

http://www.nps.gov/paishttp://www.nps.gov/pais

http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.govhttp://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov

http://www.worldatlas.comhttp://www.worldatlas.com

http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/areahttp://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area