2010 Map of Cedar Lakes West

About this map

The San Bernard Wildlife Refuge occupies a significant portion of this coastal landscape, protecting a complex network of wetlands where the Cedar Lake Creek and Salt Bayou meet the Texas coast. The maritime character of the region is defined by the heavy engineering of the Intracoastal Waterway, which cuts a straight path through the natural estuaries of Cedar Lakes and Cowtrap Lake. This 2010 survey illustrates the precarious balance between preserved natural habitats and coastal development, visible in the residential grid along Canal Dr near the shoreline. Access to the interior is limited to a few arterial routes like Sargent Ranch Rd, emphasizing the watery isolation of the peninsula. The map serves as a precise record of the shoreline before subsequent years of coastal erosion and tropical weather altered these delicate marshlands and tidal basins.