Christmas Bay (Texas) facts for kids

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Location	Texas Gulf Coast
Coordinates	29°3′N 95°11′W / 29.050°N 95.183°W / 29.050; -95.183
Primary inflows	Bastrop Bayou
Ocean/sea sources	Gulf of Mexico
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	4,173 acres (1,689 ha)

Christmas Bay is a small bay located on the Texas Gulf Coast in Brazoria County, Texas, immediately southwest of West Bay. It is a minor estuary, one of a series of estuaries along the Gulf Coast of Texas, and receives the discharge from Bastrop Bayou, along with the adjacent coastal watershed. The bay is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Follet's Island and connects with it through San Luis Pass and Cold Pass. Its minor extensions are Bastrop Bay to the north and Drum Bay to the southwest. The nearest city is Freeport, about 10 miles (16 km) to the southwest at the mouth of the Brazos River.

The bay has a surface area of 4,173 acres (1,689 ha). Much of its shoreline is protected within the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge.