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Laguna Madre (United States)

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Island, which allowed a larger amount of seawater exchange. However, very little water exchange occurs at all; every second only 25 cubic metres (6,600 US gal) of water flows into the lagoon. Rainwater from tropical storms and hurricanes is the only significant fresh water the bay receives. The salinity is greatest in the Lower Laguna Madre, where it averages around 45 ppt.
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near the Mexican border. As a natural ecological unit, the Laguna Madre of the United States is the northern half of the ecosystem as a whole, which extends into Tamaulipas, Mexico approximately 144 miles (232 km) south of the US border, to the vicinity of the Rio Soto La Marina and the town of
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The reasons for the lagoon's hypersalinity include its isolation from other bodies of water, the lack of a significant river source, and a high rate of evaporation caused by its shallowness and dry climate. Its salinity was even greater before the Port Mansfield Gulf Channel was dredged on Padre
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The lagoon is shallow and narrow, averaging only 3.6 feet (1.1 m) in depth and 4 miles (6.4 km) to 6 miles (9.7 km) in width. The depth is only 0.66 feet (20 cm) to 1.1 feet (34 cm) in the areas not dredged to form the 12-foot (3.7 m) deep, 138-foot (42 m) wide
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The tourism industry is also a mainstay for communities on the lagoon. Beach-goers must pass the Laguna Madre to reach the prime beaching destination at both North and South Padre Islands. Fishing has drawn tourists to Port Isabel, where the
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was used as a resort for Spaniards after watersellers came ashore in the late 18th century looking for freshwater supplies. A settlement known as Point Isabel was established at the location in the 1830s, and in 1853, the
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The Laguna Madre is one of the most important and unspoiled lagoon ecosystems in Texas. It is also one of the most protected in the United States; 75% of its shores are protected by the
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is believed to be the first European to come in contact with Laguna Madre in the early 16th century, and is credited with giving it the name, which is Spanish for "mother lagoon".
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has been held since 1934. Visitors also flock to Bird Island off the western coast of Padre Island, for windsurfing, kayaking, and other water sports.
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Several land grants were handed out by the Spanish government for ranching near the lagoon. The first was believed to have been given to
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Laguna Madre was formed about 3,000 years ago, after the stabilization of the sea level on the Texas Coast, culminating in the rise of
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for survival. The seagrass of Laguna Madre accounts for 80% of all seagrass found off the Texas Coast; however, it is threatened by
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reefs, common in Baffin Bay, and elsewhere in the system, formed between 300 and 3,000 years ago by the annelid's calcareous tubes.
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and an occasional oak tree bent by the wind. The lagoon is split by a 20-mile (32 km) expanse of sand flats, named the
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caused by poor circulation and dredging. An influx of seawater can sometimes replace the vital seagrass with oyster beds.
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to decrease the shipment of oil and gas along the Intracoastal Waterway, greatly diminishing the chance of a spill.
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on the east. Fish, shrimp and crab, which feed the bird populations, depend on the lagoon and its plentiful beds of
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cement) common south of Baffin Bay due to the occasional shifts in the Laguna Madre coastal shoreline; and
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Laguna Madre is found between the mainland of South Texas and Padre Island. At this location between the
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Laguna Madre is home to more finfish than anywhere else on the Texas coast, with such species as
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was constructed to overlook the lagoon. The city was named Port Isabel in 1928, and in 1954, the
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farm off Baffin Bay, due to the potential harm to the scenic shores and the bird populations.
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in 1792, which included 500,000 acres (2,000 km) in the area south of Baffin Bay to the
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La Pesca, extending approximately 275 miles (443 km) through USA and Mexico in total.
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In Laguna Madre, Bird Island Basin is home to a wide variety of birds when wet, including
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in 1957 across Padre Island and redredged in 1962 after work was done to improve the
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This article is about the lagoon in the United States. For the lagoon in Mexico, see
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna Madre
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The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas (Gulf Coast Studies Series, 2)
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in Upper Laguna Madre, Red Fish Bay just below the Saltillo Flats, and
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industries. In the 1960s, Port Isabel averaged a catch of 3,600,000
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Many fowl migrate and live around the lagoon including 75% of all
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Tunnell, Jr. John W. and Frank W. Judd. editors. (2002).
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divides it into Upper and Lower lagoons joined by the
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and dolphins can be found in the bay, while cattle,
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Kennedy Memorial Causeway 309:, as well as the privately owned 569: 94: 87: 64: 57: 36: 1346: 1320: 1269: 1208: 1188:Patoski, Joe Nick (July 2008). 582:lagoons/bays, the others being 201:280,910 acres (113,680 ha) 16:Hypersaline lagoon in Texas, US 1384:Padre Island National Seashore 1131: 1072: 1009: 944: 624:Padre Island National Seashore 345:Indians. The Spanish explorer 307:Padre Island National Seashore 1: 951:Smith, Suzanne; Steve Black. 910:Texas Water Development Board 888: 108:Show map of the United States 1559:Lagoons of the United States 613: 372:. 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Laguna Madre (Mexico)

Queen Isabella Causeway
Location of Laguna Madre in Texas, USA.
Location of Laguna Madre in Texas, USA.
Texas
Gulf Coast
26°45′N 97°25′W / 26.750°N 97.417°W / 26.750; -97.417
Gulf of Mexico
Basin
Corpus Christi
Laguna Vista
Port Isabel
Port Mansfield
South Padre Island
hypersaline
Gulf of Mexico
Nueces
Kenedy
Kleberg
Willacy
Cameron
Texas
estuaries along the Gulf Coast of Texas
land bridge
Intracoastal Waterway
Padre Island
Baffin Bay
South Bay
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

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