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The Brazos–Colorado Coastal Basin

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The Brazos–Colorado Coastal Basin is a flat coastal plain between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers. The San Bernard River and Caney Creek are the principal streams in the basin. Linnville Bayou is an unclassified water body of significant use which flows into the tidal portion of Caney Creek. The total basin drainage area is 1,850 square miles. http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/quality/02_twqmar/02_305b/basin13.pdf
Segment 1301 of the Basin

San Bernard River Tidal. Segment 1301, running 33 miles from from the confluence with the Intracoastal Waterway in Brazoria County to a point 3.2 km (2.0 miles) upstream of SH 35 in Brazoria County.

 

Special Features of this specific 1301 Coastal Basin Area:

“Unique community, Live Oak-Water Oak-Pecan bottomlands, Recreation, Unique Federal holdings (San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge); migrating waterfowl, snow geese"