| Carancahua Bay | |
|---|---|
 View of northern Carancahua Bay | |
  Carancahua Bay | |
| Location | Texas Gulf Coast |
| Coordinates | 28°41′28″N 96°24′08″W / 28.691039°N 96.402283°W |
| River sources | East Carancahua Creek, West Carancahua Creek |
| Ocean/sea sources | Gulf of Mexico |
| Basin countries | United States |
Carancahua Bay is a northern extension of Matagorda Bay located in Jackson and Calhoun counties in Texas, United States. It is oriented from the southeast to the northwest but meanders as it reaches the north to the confluence with Carancahua Creek watershed. Generally slender, Carancahua Bay is only about 1 mile (1.6 km) in width north of its circular mouth.[1]
This shallow bay serves as a nursery bay for shrimp and as an ecosystem for diverse species of birds and fish. Commercial Fish farms have been established on the east shore. The small communities of Port Alto, Cape Carancahua POA Community, Boca Chica POA Community, and Carancahua Community have been established on the western and eastern shores. Two other small communities, El Campo Beach Community and Schicke Point Community, are located on the south-west shore near the mouth of the Carancahua Bay.
- ^ Howard, Leland Ossian (1912). The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies: A general consideration of mosquitoes, their habits, and their relations to the human species. Carnegie Institution of Washington. pp. 339–340.