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2019 Map of Panther Point

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Panther Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Matagorda Island stretches across this coastal survey, acting as a narrow barrier between the Gulf of Mexico and the shallow estuarine waters of the Texas coast. The landscape is defined by its intricate aquatic systems, where the massive San Antonio Bay meets smaller, protected pockets of water like Swan Lake and Panther Point Lake. These brackish environments are separated by geographic markers such as Panther Point and Cedar Point, which characterize the inner shoreline of the island.

Navigation and natural hazards are noted by features like Panther Reef, while the interior of the island contains distinct wetland systems including Cedar Lake and Twin Lakes. This 2019 data illustrates the delicate state of the Texas barrier island system, showing the fine balance of land and sea in an area where the topography is shaped almost entirely by the movement of the tides and Gulf currents.