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Port Lavaca (/ l ə ˈ v ɑː k ə / ⓘ lə-VAH-kə) is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census [5] and 11,557 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County [6] and part of the Port Lavaca, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Port Lavaca is 130 miles (210 km ...
Carancahua Bay is protected by the State of Texas and locally by the 300-member Carancahua Bay Protection Association. It is a nursery bay for shrimp, [9] and is a habitat for shellfish including oysters. [10] Finfish such as the redfish and black drum are commonly caught from the bay by recreational fishermen. [11]
The Colorado–Lavaca Estuary is the third largest of the Texas estuaries, with a surface area of 244,490 acres (98,940 ha) including Matagorda Bay and its extensions in Lavaca Bay and several smaller bays. [24] The natural portions have depths ranging from 6 to 13 feet (2 to 4 m). [25]: III–1
Port Lavaca is a residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural town, but it's also a magnet for history tourism. Heading to the Texas coast? Here are 5 things you should do in historic Port ...
Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,106. [1] Its county seat is Port Lavaca. [2] The county is named for John Caldwell Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States.
The Lavaca River enters near the Port Lavaca Causeway as it traverses Lavaca Bay from Port Lavaca to Point Comfort at the center of the bay, which is also its narrowest width. [11] The river flows 115 miles (190 km) southeast from its source in northeast Gonzales County, draining approximately 2,280 square miles (5,900 km 2) into Lavaca Bay. [12]
Matagorda Bay (/ ˌ m æ t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / ⓘ [2]) is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Corpus Christi, 143 miles (230 km) east-southeast of San Antonio, 108 miles (174 km) south-southwest of Houston, and 167 miles (269 km) south-southeast of Austin.
ZIP code: 77983. Area code: 361: FIPS code: ... Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Residents attend Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca for high school. 1979 ...