Lavaca Bay (/ləvˈɑːkə/ⓘ) is a northwestern extension of the Matagorda Bay system found mostly in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The ports of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort have been established on the bay, and are the main areas of human habitation. Linnville was located on the bay until its abandonment after the Great Raid of 1840, and the major port of Indianola was found near the confluence with the main Matagorda Bay, until the town's final destruction following the massive hurricane of 1886.[1] Smaller communities include Olivia, Alamo Beach and Magnolia Beach. Lavaca Bay is approximately 82 miles (130 km) northeast of Corpus Christi, about 121 miles (190 km) southwest of Houston, and 145 miles (230 km) southeast of San Antonio.
In the late 1680s, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle built a colony dubbed Fort St. Louis in this area. A June 1996 dig at the site that was believed to be the correct location revealed eight French cannon. This led archeologists to excavate the Keeran Ranch site in the area, during 1996–2002; they concluded that the Spanish Presidio La Bahía fort "was built on the La Salle settlement". Some 10 percent of the artifacts recovered are believed to have originated in France.[2]
The bay is noted for its superfund site, caused by mercury pollution from the heavy industry in Point Comfort (specifically Alcoa), across the bay from the largest settlement of Port Lavaca. Although fishing has declined in recent years due to fears of contamination, the bay supports a large finfish population, and the efforts of environmental organizations and the federal government have pressured Alcoa to reduce the polluted areas.
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LavacaBay (/ləvˈɑːkə/ ) is a northwestern extension of the Matagorda Bay system found mostly in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The ports of Port...
notably the Lavaca and Colorado Rivers. The Texas seaport of Port Lavaca is located on the system's northwestern extension of LavacaBay. The city of...
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southeast for 115 miles (185 km) until it empties into LavacaBay, a component of Matagorda Bay. The navigable Texas river's name is a corruption of Rivière...
waste violations, particularly with the discharge of plastic pellets into LavacaBay and other waterways from the company's Point Comfort plant. In March 2019...
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from Coahuila discovered La Salle's Fort St. Louis near the head of LavacaBay (present day Victoria County, Texas). Laurens de Graff accepts a commission...
Antonio The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto, founded in 1721, near LavacaBay, now in Goliad The Presidio San Luis de las Amarillas San Saba, founded...
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East Texas between 1686 and 1690 to find and destroy a French fort near LavacaBay, established by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle on what de León...
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In Calhoun County, SH 35 has a junction with US 87 in Port Lavaca before crossing LavacaBay. The route then runs east to Palacios before turning north...
Victoria County and Calhoun County, Texas, in the United States. It flows to LavacaBay. The stream was named after Plácido Benavides, a pioneer settler. List...
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to find it in the possession of the Mexican army. They then headed for LavacaBay, where they would end up surrounded. Short on munitions and supplies,...
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