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Number of BEACH Act Beaches Reported     County Total Count Monitored Count Not Monitored Count Tier 4 (B)* Beach Length (Mi) Aransas 9 9 0 0 5.05 Brazoria 10 10 0 0 25.54 Calhoun 18 18 0 0 52.75 Cameron 13 13 0 0 35.69 Chambers 2 2 0 0 1.24 Galveston 36 36 0 0 79.03 Harris 6 6 0 0 2.56 Jefferson 2 2 0 0 19.64 Kleberg 7 7 0 0 7.52 Matagorda 12 12 0 0 35.88 Nueces 43 43 0 0 50.24 Refugio 1 1 0 0 .23 San Patricio 6 6 0 0 4.48 Willacy 3 3 0 0 12 Only coastal beaches are included on these lists. For more information contact:     Contact Name Contact Email Contact Phone Agency Name     Agency URL    Lucy Flores lucy.flores@glo.texas.gov 512-463-5134 Texas General Land Office Website

List of Beaches     Go Actions Report Settings State CodeControl Break: State CodeEdit Control BreakRemove Control Break CountyControl Break: CountyEdit Control BreakRemove Control Break 2State Code, County State Code: TX, County: Aransas Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) 12th Street Yes - 3 - .1 Copano Bay Bridge Yes - 3 - .23 Copano Bay State Fishing Pier Yes - 3 - .13 Copano Causeway - North Yes - 3 - .36 Copano Causeway - South Yes - 3 - 2.78 Goose Island State Park Yes - 2 - .5 Highway 188 @ Port Bay North Yes - 3 - .03 Highway 188 @ Port Bay South Yes - 3 - .07 Rockport Beach Park Yes - 1 - .85 Count: 9 Count: 9 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Brazoria Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Bryan Beach Yes - 1 - 3.8 County Road 257F Yes - 2 - .18 Follets Island Yes - 1 - 10.28 Peach Point WMA Yes - 2 - 1.44 Quintana Yes - 1 - 1.23 San Luis Park Yes - 2 - 1.27 Seidler's Landing Yes - 3 - .11 Southwest Brazoria Yes - 2 - 3.18 Surfside Yes - 1 - 3.82 Swan Lake Yes - 3 - .23 Count: 10 Count: 10 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Calhoun Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Bauer Road Yes - 3 - .09 Bayfront Park Yes - 2 - .62 Boggy Bayou ROW Yes - 3 - .29 Indianola Beach Yes - 2 - 1.91 King Fisher Park Yes - 2 - .43 Lighthouse Beach & Bird Sanctuary Yes - 2 - .11 Magnolia Beach Park Yes - 2 - 1.37 Matagorda Island State Park - Backside 1 Yes - 3 - 1.53 Matagorda Island State Park - Backside 2 Yes - 3 - .68 Matagorda Island State Park - Backside 3 Yes - 3 - 2.97 Matagorda Island State Park - Backside 4 Yes - 3 - 2.95 Matagorda Island State Park - Gulf Yes - 2 - 38.41 Olivia Haterius Park Yes - 3 - .22 Point Comfort City Park Yes - 3 - .18 Port Alto Public Park Yes - 2 - .26 Six Mile Road Yes - 2 - .1 State Highway 35 Yes - 3 - .23 Swan Point Park Yes - 3 - .4 Count: 18 Count: 18 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Cameron Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Access Point #3 Yes - 1 - .78 Access Point #4 Yes - 1 - .55 Access Point #6 Yes - 1 - 3.05 Andy Bowie Park Yes - 1 - .52 Atwood Park Yes - 1 - 1.6 Boca Chica State Park Yes - 1 - 1.55 City of South Padre Island Yes - 1 - 3.97 Isla Blanca Park Yes - 1 - .93 Isla Blanca Park-West Yes - 1 - .5 N Cameron County - Bayside Yes - 3 - 8.29 Park Road 100 Bay Access #1 Yes - 2 - .94 Park Road 100 Bay Access #2 Yes - 1 - .45 South Padre Island -North Yes - 2 - 12.56 Count: 13 Count: 13 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Chambers Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Chambers County Yes - 2 - 1.08 McCollum Park Yes - 2 - .16 Count: 2 Count: 2 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Galveston Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) 25th St. Yes - 1 - 1.8 45th St. Yes - 1 - 1.55 61st St. Yes - 1 - 1.04 Appfel Park Yes - 1 - 2.06 Caplen Yes - 2 - 1.46 Caplen/Crystal Beach Yes - 2 - 2.19 Clara St. Yes - 1 - 1.54 Dellanera Park Yes - 1 - 1.28 East Beach Yes - 2 - 1.95 Erman Pilsner Boat Ramp Yes - 3 - .27 Frank Carmona Beach Yes - 2 - .81 Galveston Island State Park Yes - 1 - 1.51 Galveston Island State Park Backside Yes - 1 - 16.25 Gilchrist East Yes - 2 - 2.62 Gilchrist West Yes - 2 - .93 Gulf Shores Yes - 1 - 1.04 Haney Park Yes - 3 - .19 High Island East Yes - 3 - 2.17 High Island West Yes - 3 - 1.91 Holiday Yes - 2 - 1.13 Indian Beach Yes - 1 - 2.29 Jamaica Beach Yes - 1 - .8 O'Neil Rd. Yes - 1 - 1.12 Pirates Beach Yes - 1 - 1.97 Rettilon Road Yes - 1 - 2.29 Rollover Pass East Yes - 1 - .89 Rollover Pass West Yes - 1 - .69 San Luis Pass Yes - 1 - 4.22 Sea Isle Yes - 1 - 3.75 Seadrift Yes - 1 - 2.5 Skyline Drive Yes - 3 - 1.42 Skyline Park Yes - 3 - 2.12 Spanish Grant/Bermuda Beach Yes - 1 - 1.76 Stewart Beach Yes - 1 - 1 Texas City Dike Yes - 1 - 5.12 West End Yes - 1 - 3.39 Count: 36 Count: 36 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Harris Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Bayland Park Yes - 3 - .08 Clear Lake Park Yes - 2 - .25 Evergreen Road Yes - 3 - .98 Miramar Street Yes - 3 - .59 Pine Gully Park Yes - 3 - .22 Sylvan Beach Park Yes - 1 - .44 Count: 6 Count: 6 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Jefferson Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) McFaddin NWR Yes - 1 - 18.64 Sea Rim State Park Yes - 1 - 1 Count: 2 Count: 2 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Kleberg Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) CR 1140 North Yes - 3 - .4 CR 1140 South Yes - 3 - .02 Kaufer-Hubert #1 Yes - 2 - .26 Kaufer-Hubert #2 Yes - 2 - .07 Kaufer-Hubert #3 Yes - 2 - .29 North Padre Island Yes - 2 - 6.38 Riviera Beach Pier Yes - 3 - .1 Count: 7 Count: 7 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Matagorda Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) East Bay Yes - 3 - .47 East Matagorda Peninsula Yes - 2 - 19.44 East Sargent Beach Yes - 2 - .91 FM 1095 Yes - 3 - .24 Foley Reserve Park Yes - 3 - .29 Jenson's Point Yes - 3 - .15 Jetty Park Yes - 1 - 2.99 Lookout Point Yes - 3 - .63 Oyster Lake Road Yes - 3 - .42 Palacios Pavilion Yes - 1 - .64 Sargent Beach Yes - 1 - 9.59 South Bay Boat Ramp Yes - 3 - .11 Count: 12 Count: 12 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Nueces Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Cole Park Yes - 1 - 1.07 Corpus Christi Marina Yes - 1 - .66 Doddridge Park Yes - 3 - .49 Emerald Beach Yes - 1 - .11 Hans & Pat Sutter Wildlife Refuge Yes - 3 - .41 JFK Causeway - NE Yes - 2 - 1.6 JFK Causeway - NW Yes - 2 - .63 JFK Causeway - SE Yes - 2 - 1.65 JFK Causeway - SW Yes - 1 - .76 JP Luby Park Yes - 1 - 2.11 Laguna Shores Yes - 3 - 1.66 Lighthouse Lake Yes - 1 - .05 McGee Beach Yes - 1 - .29 Mustang Island Yes - 1 - 7.25 Mustang Island State Park Yes - 1 - 4.56 Mustang Island State Park - Backside Yes - 3 - 4.8 North Beach - Main Yes - 1 - 1.42 North Beach - North End Yes - 2 - .3 North Beach - South End Yes - 2 - .26 Ocean Drive - East Yes - 3 - 1.77 Ocean Drive - West Yes - 3 - .51 Packery Channel Park Yes - 1 - 1.58 Padre Bali Park Yes - 1 - 2.69 Palmetto Park Yes - 3 - .1 Philip Dimitt Municipal Fishing Pier Yes - 3 - .26 Poenisch Park Yes - 1 - .06 Port Aransas - Jetty Yes - 2 - .15 Port Aransas - South Yes - 1 - 3.49 Port Aransas Park Yes - 1 - .68 Port Street Yes - 3 - .26 Redhead Pond WMA Yes - 3 - .16 Roberts Point Park Yes - 3 - .34 Ropes Park Yes - 1 - .2 SH 361 ROW - NE Yes - 3 - 1.63 SH 361 ROW - NW Yes - 3 - 1.25 SH 361 ROW - SE Yes - 3 - 1.66 SH 361 ROW - SW Yes - 3 - .91 SPI Drive - NE Yes - 3 - .18 SPI Drive - NW Yes - 3 - .25 SPI Drive - SE Yes - 3 - 1.13 SPI Drive - SW Yes - 3 - .27 Swantner Park Yes - 3 - .39 University Beach Yes - 1 - .24 Count: 43 Count: 43 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Refugio Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) TPWD Boat Ramp - Refugio Yes - 3 - .23 Count: 1 Count: 1 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: San Patricio Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Highway 1069 ROW Yes - 3 - .11 Indian Point Park Yes - 3 - .69 Nueces Bay Causeway #1 Yes - 3 - .31 Nueces Bay Causeway #2 Yes - 3 - 2.7 Nueces Bay Causeway #3 Yes - 1 - .14 Nueces Bay Causeway #4 Yes - 3 - .53 Count: 6 Count: 6 Count: 0 State Code: TX, County: Willacy Beach Name Monitored Not Monitored Tier Rank Comments Beach Length (Mi) Fred Stone Park Yes - 3 - .12 Mansfield Cut/County Line Yes - 2 - 10.73 Placement Area #8 Yes - 3 - 1.15 Count: 3 Count: 3 Count: 0 1 - 168 of 168 Column Actions Search     *CWA SEC. 406 ”(g) LIST OF WATERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of publication of performance criteria under subsection (a), based on information made available to the Administrator, the Administrator shall identify, and maintain a list of, discrete coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public that— ‘‘(A) specifies any waters described in this paragraph that are subject to a monitoring and notification program consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a); and ‘‘(B) specifies any waters described in this paragraph for which there is no monitoring and notification program (including waters for which fiscal constraints will prevent the State or the Administrator from performing monitoring and notification consistent with the performance criteria established under subsection (a)).

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