Photos of the Mouth then and now
The Mouth is Open.
A Chronological Pictorial Progression to the
Closing of the Mouth
…You can click some photo for a larger version…
2002:
the mouth ran straight out to the Gulf
at depths such that shrimp boats navigated through
it.
I found this photo at the website of
http://www.texas-flyer.com/pierce/default.htm
where he states that the photo is taken in 2002.
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May 2005: A sandbar blocks
the entrance to the Gulf.
You can walk across the mouth.
Photo by E. Kenneda on flight with Mickey C. |
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November 3, 2005:
This is the one that shows the huge
beach in front of the river.
It shows how the river necks down;
it shows the islands in the river,
and the beach forming in front of the river; and the tiny river
mouth.
Look on down the beach -
that's the cut in the 4th Cedar Lake.
See how much bigger it is than the river mouth?
Photo by Louis Jones,
Manager of the Brazoria County Airport
Photo and info via Roy and Jan Edwards. |
November 21, 2005 :
The mouth is closed.
No Flow
to the Gulf of Mexico
- In August 2002, the USACE report states
hat the mouth of the San Bernard River was traditionally
maintained at 1,100 feet wide by 8 1/2 feet deep , until 1990.
- By 2002, the mouth was 6,000 feet SW of its original
location, and was 200 feet wide by 4 feet deep.
- On 11-21-05, between noon and 1 p.m.
Low tide was still 2 hours away. These photos were taken:
Picture #1
Picture #1 shows the San Bernard River at
its
exit into the Gulf of Mexico. picture #1 shows
the San Bernard River at its exit into the Gulf
of Mexico. The kayak paddle across the mouth
of the river for scale is 7 feet, 7 inches long. |
Picture #2
Picture #2 was taken about a hundred yards
upstream from the mouth |
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Picture #3
Picture #3 was taken about 300 yards
upstream from the mouth.
At this height, there is
no flow from the San Bernard River going into the
Gulf of
Mexico. The river is no longer capable of exiting
through its traditional mouth into the Gulf.
Photos and text from Roy & Jan Edwards |
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November 23, 2005:
There is no trickle out to the Gulf.
Very sad.
 
 
Photos from Roy & Jan Edwards |
January 7, 2006
"The river stops completely approx. 200 yards short of the Gulf. I
took several pictures, and left a couple at 2 J's Cafe. We went at high
tide, even though it was still a little below normal. It is pretty bad,
not sure a good high tide would make much difference." M Manley
Photo by M. Manley
"The River comes to an abrupt stop 200 yards shy of the Gulf. You can
see the channel ( if you want to call it that) where there is supposed
to be water. Unfortunately, there was none there. We were down there at
4 PM today during High tide." M Manley
Photo by M. Manley |
January 7, 2006:
The larger version of this photo also shows the mouth completely
closed...not a trickle goes out the mouth. Soon, we won't even know
where the mouth used to be.
Click photo to enlarge.
Photo by pilot, John Crosley |
| March 2006 Photos are
courtesy of Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association taken in March 2006.
<Click either photo for a larger version>
Photos are courtesy of
Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association
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| April 12, 2006 The
Dead End Mouth of the San Bernard River
Photo by Mark Hazelrigg |
| May 7, 3006 You can
see the dead end of the mouth in the first stream
to the right of the Gulf.
Photo by Shane Pirtle |
| May 13, 2006 The mouth
dead ends far short of the Gulf. You can barely
see the boat in the Gulf on the horizon
Photo by Eileen Kenneda |
| May 18, 2006 There are
several excellent photos of the San Bernard mouth taken by
Richard L. Watson, Ph.D., Consulting Geologist,
http://TexasCoastGeology.com
Click thumbnail below to see this and others.
These are very good photos!!
Dr. Watson has given us permission to link to them on the web
and to use them in presentations, with credit.
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