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Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries
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Summary Information
| Year Established: | 1992 |
| Location: | Texas |
| Area of Watershed: | 65,987 square kilometers |
Overviews and Highlights
The Corpus Christi Bay Estuary is located in a semi-arid region and is subject to the growing needs of a large city. In addition to a lack of rainfall, water from rivers and streams that would otherwise flow to the estuary is diverted for residential, industrial, and agricultural uses. The lack of fresh water mixing with sea water causes pollutants to concentrate in the estuary and contributes to losses of oysters and white shrimp. As the urban population in Corpus Christi area grows, so does the demand for water. This NEP will try to meet these growing urban needs as well as address fresh water requirements to support the estuary's plant and animal life. Developing water re-use and conservation practices and allowing reservoir releases of fresh water during critical high-salinity periods are among the strategies available to the Corpus Christi NEP.
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Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Study Area
(area where the program is concentrating its efforts)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Watershed
(estuarine and fluvial drainage areas for the estuary)
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Mexico
Locations of Estuaries in the NEP
Watersheds of Estuaries in the NEP
Study Areas of Estuaries in the NEP
