Trinity Bay is the northeast portion of
Galveston Bay
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, bordered by
Chambers and
Harris
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counties in
Texas
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,
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. The bay, approximately long, heads at the mouth of the
Trinity River. Trinity Bay is separated from the main part of Galveston Bay by the
San Jacinto River, part of the
Houston Ship Channel
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.
Trinity Bay fronts on the vast network of Chambers County marshes and prairie land. The Trinity Basin contributes 54% of the total bay system inflow for the Galveston Bay complex. Near the head of the bay sits the town of
Anahuac. Closer to the San Jacinto river lies the community of
Beach City. The city of
Baytown also lies near the bay although it does not actually reach its shores. Some smaller communities hug the shores of the bay as well. Much of the area near the shore is semi-rural or undeveloped, particularly the
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge which lies between Trinity Bay and East Bay, another segment of the Galveston Bay complex.
On February 23, 2019,
Atlas Air Flight 3591 crashed into Trinity Bay, and all three people (two crew members and one passenger) aboard the flight were killed as a result.
References
Bays of Texas
Trinity River (Texas)
Galveston Bay Area
Bodies of water of Chambers County, Texas
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