Clear Lake (Galveston Bay)

This article is about a lake in the Houston area. For other uses, see Clear Lake (disambiguation).

Clear Lake
Sunset over the channel from Clear Lake to Galveston Bay
Location	Between Houston and Galveston Bay
Coordinates	29°34′20″N 95°2′37″W / 29.57222°N 95.04361°W / 29.57222; -95.04361Coordinates: 29°34′20″N 95°2′37″W / 29.57222°N 95.04361°W / 29.57222; -95.04361
Primary inflows	Lake Nassau, Clear Creek
Primary outflows	Galveston Bay
Basin countries	United States

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

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