Information: Clear Lake (Galveston Bay)

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Clear Lake (Galveston Bay)

Clear Lake is a brackish lake located near Houston, Texas, USA in Harris County. The lake feeds Galveston Bay. It is bordered by Houston (Clear Lake City), Pasadena, League City, Clear Lake Shores, Taylor Lake Village, and El Lago, Texas. NASA's Johnson Space Center lies near its shores.

The lake is a major recreation center and home to one of the largest concentrations of recreational boats and marinas in the nation.^[1] The communities surrounding the lake, known collectively as the Clear Lake Area, contain a large base of tourism and high-tech businesses.

References

Antrobus, Sally (2005). Galveston Bay. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1585444618. http://books.google.com/books?id=YkQ3G9DSVQIC.
Barrington, Carol (2008). Day Trips from Houston: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler. Global Pequot. ISBN 0762738677. http://books.google.com/books?id=qDdUhiLtGQkC.
Roddy, Laurie (2008). 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Houston: Includes Huntsville, Galveston, and Beaumont. Menasha Ridge Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=xpWvTCT9ewQC.

Notes

^ Roddy (2008), pg. 265 Barrington (2008), pg. 266 Antrobus (2005), pg. 57

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History

Large cities	Baytown • Pasadena

Other cities	Anahuac • Beach City • Clear Lake Shores • Dickinson • El Lago • Deer Park • Friendswood • Kemah • La Marque • La Porte • League City • Nassau Bay • Morgan's Point • Seabrook • Shoreacres • Taylor Lake Village • Texas City • Webster

CDPs and non- municipalities	Bacliff • Bayview • Clear Lake City (part of Houston/Pasadena) • Double Bayou • San Leon • Smith Point

Counties	Chambers • Galveston • Harris

Subregions	Pasadena/Baytown • Clear Lake Area • Texas City/La Marque • Chambers County

Bodies of water	Armand Bayou • Cedar Bayou • Clear Creek • Clear Lake • Dickinson Bay • Galveston Bay • Lake Anahuac • Moses Lake • San Jacinto River • Taylor Lake • Trinity Bay • Trinity River

Major ports	Barbours Cut • Bayport • Texas City

Nature preserves	Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge • Armand Bayou Nature Center • Baytown Nature Center • Pine Gully Park • Texas City Prairie Preserve

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Counties	Austin • Brazoria • Chambers • Fort Bend • Galveston • Harris • Liberty • Montgomery • San Jacinto • Waller

"Principal" cities	Houston • Sugar Land • Baytown • Galveston • Conroe

Other cities	Alvin • Angleton • Bellaire • Clute • Deer Park • Dickinson • Freeport • Friendswood • Galena Park • Humble • Jacinto City • Katy • Lake Jackson • La Marque • La Porte • League City • Missouri City • Pasadena • Pearland • Richmond • Rosenberg • South Houston • Stafford • Texas City • West University Place For a complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston•Sugar Land•Baytown MSA

Unincorporated areas	Atascocita • Channelview • Cloverleaf • Crosby • Cypress • Fresno • Hockley • Klein • Port Bolivar • Spring • The Woodlands

Bodies of water	Buffalo Bayou • Galveston Bay • Gulf Intracoastal Waterway • Houston Ship Channel • San Jacinto River • Trinity River • Lake Houston • Lake Conroe

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