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Coordinates: 26°1′46.29″N 97°11′2.90″W / 26.0295250°N 97.1841389°W / 26.0295250; -97.1841389
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite web |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-167-98/pdf/FS-167-98.pdf |title=Computed Discharges at Five Sites in Lower Laguna Madre Near Port Isabel, Texas |last1=East |first1=Jeffrey W. |last2=Solis |first2=R.S. |last3=Ockerman |first3=D.J. |date=June 1997 |website=U.S. Geological Survey ~ Fact Sheet 167-98 |publisher=United States Geological Survey |doi=10.3133/fs16798}}
* {{cite web |url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/conservation/txgems/southbay/ |title=South Bay Coastal Preserve |website=Texas Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS) |publisher=Texas Parks and Wildlife Department}}
* {{cite web |url=https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/water/conservation/txgems/southbay/ |title=South Bay Coastal Preserve |website=Texas Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS) |publisher=Texas Parks and Wildlife Department}}



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South Bay
South Bay Coastal Preserve
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
South Bay
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
Location of the lake in Texas, USA.
South Bay
Location
Coordinates26°1′46.29″N 97°11′2.90″W / 26.0295250°N 97.1841389°W / 26.0295250; -97.1841389
Part of
  • Boca Chica Bay[1]
  • South Bay Pass[2]
  • Verdolaga Lake[3]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length3 miles (4.8 km)
Max. width2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Surface area3.1 square miles (8.0 km2)
Average depth2 ft (0.61 m) ~ 4 ft (1.2 m)
IslandsBrazos Island
References

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]

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.

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