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    Matagorda (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ) is a census-designated place in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. It is located near the mouth of the Colorado River...
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    Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,255. Its county seat is Bay City, not to...
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    Bay City is a city and the county seat of Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,614 at the 2010 census and 18,061 at the 2020...
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    Matagorda Bay (/ˌmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ) is a large Gulf of Mexico bay on the Texas coast, lying in Calhoun and Matagorda counties and located approximately 80...
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    Matagorda Island (/ˌmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ), Spanish for "thick bush," is a 38-mile (61 km) long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, located approximately...
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    of Texas List of tributaries of the Colorado River (Texas) Matagorda Bay—the river's mouth Texas Hill Country "Colorado River". Geographic Names Information...
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    Hurricane Beryl (category Hurricanes in Texas)
    Category 1 hurricane on July 8, just before making its final landfall near Matagorda, Texas. Beryl slowly weakened over land as it accelerated to the northeast...
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  • Matagorda may refer to: Geography Matagorda, Texas, an unincorporated community in Texas Matagorda Bay, on the coast of Texas Matagorda County, Texas...
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    Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas on July 8, 2024, causing at least 36 deaths due to strong winds and heavy rainfall knocking over trees...
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    Palacios (/pəˈlæʃəs/ pə-LASH-əs) is a city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,395 at the 2020 census. The native inhabitants...
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    intensity whilst approaching the Texas coast. Shortly thereafter, Beryl made its final landfall near Matagorda, Texas with sustained winds of 80 mph (130 km/h)...
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    nautical miles (400 km) Sites located at Morgan City, Louisiana, and Matagorda, Texas, are in a cold-storage configuration. Contract management office and...
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    Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/ TEK-səss, locally also /ˈtɛksɪz/ TEK-siz; Spanish: Texas or Tejas, pronounced [ˈtexas]) is the most populous state in the South Central...
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    small unincorporated community located in the eastern corner of Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Sargent is a fishing, boating, and water sports...
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    Intracoastal Waterway (category Historic American Engineering Record in Texas)
    Worth Lagoon Little River Long Island Sound Lower New York Bay Mobile Bay Matagorda Bay Mississippi Sound Narragansett Bay Pamlico Sound Pensacola Bay Perdido...
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    Bret, beaches in Matagorda County are closed due to the high water level. Further inland, heavy rainfall occurs across South Texas, reaching 13.18 in...
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    on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The community, once the county seat of Calhoun County, is a part of the Victoria, Texas, Metropolitan...
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    place (CDP) in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population total represents one of the few areas with positive growth in Matagorda County. The...
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  • Matagorda Peninsula (/ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə/ ) is a narrow spit of land on the southeastern coast of Texas in the United States. The peninsula is in Matagorda...
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    Castro, Eastland, Gonzales, Parker, Hood, Johnson, Anderson, Brazoria, Matagorda, Kinney, Medina, Wharton, Lavaca, Archer, Bosque, Aransas, Bell, Borden...
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    with a hurricane warning from Port Mansfield to Matagorda; a tropical storm warning from Matagorda to High Island; a hurricane watch and tropical storm...
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    Nearing the Texas Gulf Coast, the storm maintained intensity, and continued to do so by the time it made a final landfall near Matagorda on August 30...
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    Guadalupe Estuary (San Antonio Bay), the Colorado–Lavaca Estuary (Matagorda Bay), East Matagorda Bay, the San Bernard River and Cedar Lakes Estuary, the Brazos...
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    refinery, technology center La Porte, Texas Mansfield, Texas Matagorda, Texas Mont Belvieu, Texas Victoria, Texas Jackson, Tennessee Altamira, Mexico South...
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    Port Lavaca and Port O’Connor. 1983 Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area is run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under an...
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    The Matagorda Island Light is located on Matagorda Island in Calhoun County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Once under the jurisdiction of the United States...
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    of Corpus Christi, Texas. It was closed by the United States Air Force in 1975. The original airfield was built in 1942 as Matagorda Island General Bombing...
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  • French presence at Fort Saint Louis near Matagorda Bay, along the Gulf of Mexico coast (near modern Inez, Texas), even before the establishment of New Orleans...
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  • Blessing, Texas (USA) in western Matagorda County. It runs 12.5 miles (20 km) southwest to Turtle Bay, west of Palacios. List of rivers of Texas Turtle Creek...
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    of Matagorda, Texas. 09:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. CDT) at 28°36′N 96°00′W / 28.6°N 96.0°W / 28.6; -96.0 – Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Matagorda with...
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