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Red tides have been known to affect the bay including a 1986 tide that resulted in a major fish kill. Months later, another tide swept the bay and Corpus Christi Bay to the south. A fish-killing microorganism was found in Corpus Christi Bay that was believed to be responsible. [8]
Corpus Christi Bay is a natural harbor, and its port has contributed to the growth of the main port city of Corpus Christi. [4] Corpus Christi is the 5th largest port in the United States, [21] and the deepest on the Gulf of Mexico. [22] The channel to the Gulf was dredged through the bay to the jetties at Port Aransas. Freight exchanged at the ...
To the north, Port Mansfield was established in 1950, at the old fishing community of Red Fish Landing. It was named after United States Congressman Joseph J. Mansfield (D-TX), who introduced the bill that extended the Intracoastal Waterway from Corpus Christi to Brownsville in the 1940s. [8]
Tides at Indianola were the highest since 1844; most of the town flooded. The jail at Lavaca was washed away. Many people died in the tempest. [citation needed] The first and fourth storms of the 1874 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall in Texas. On September 5, 1874, the barometer dropped to 29:51 at 6:30 pm in Corpus Christi.
[11]: 670 Bluffs along Corpus Christi Bay near Corpus Christi and Portland recessed as far as 100 ft (30 m). [25] Catastrophic damage occurred in downtown Corpus Christi where flooding reached a maximum depth of 11.5 ft (3.5 m). [2] Industrial and public plants along a six-block stretch of the downtown waterfront were destroyed.
Corpus Christi (/ ˌ k ɔːr p ə s ˈ k r ɪ s t i / KOR-pəs KRIS-tee; Latin for 'Body of Christ') is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County [5] with portions extending into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties.
Dentler died due to a preexisting medical condition and had suffered from failing health for some time, according to the Corpus Christi Caller Times. Jail or Agency: Nueces County Jail; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: 4/20/2016; Date of death: 4/21/2016; Age at death: 53; Sources: Texas Commission on Jail Standards, www.caller.com
Abnormally high tides also sunk several launches and a number of small boats and damaged many fishing piers. [4] Parts of Texas observed high winds, with Corpus Christi reporting a sustained wind speed of 68 mph (109 km/h). Winds damaged crops to some extent, shattered windows, toppled signs, and downed some trees.