| East Matagorda Bay | |
|---|---|
 Carancahua Bay (yellow), Chocolate Bay (brown), East Matagorda Bay (red), Keller Bay (lime), Lavaca Bay (orange), Matagorda Bay (purple), Tres Palacios Bay (magenta), Turtle Bay (olive) | |
  East Matagorda Bay | |
| Location | Texas Gulf Coast |
| Coordinates | 28°43′N 95°49′W / 28.717°N 95.817°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Gulf of Mexico |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 37,810 acres (15,300 ha)[1] |
East Matagorda Bay is located off Matagorda County on the Texas Gulf Coast (at 28°43' N, 95°49' W), enclosed by the Matagorda Peninsula and the tidal flats at the mouth of the Colorado River. It is a minor estuary, one of a series of estuaries along the Gulf Coast of Texas, but it has no significant river sources, receiving only the runoff from the adjacent coastal watershed. Its only true opening to the Gulf of Mexico is through Brown Cedar Cut, near the north end of the peninsula.[1] East Matagorda Bay was devastated by the 1942 Matagorda Hurricane, the most devastating hurricane of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season.[2]
It is part of the Matagorda Bay system, the third largest estuarine system in the state of Texas.[3]
- ^ a b "East Matagorda Bay". Texas Water Development Board. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "1942 Hurricane". usgenwebsites.org. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "Matagorda Bay". GulfBase.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.