User:Hogan Palmer/Trinity Bay (Texas)

Overview
Trinity Bay is the northeast portion of Galveston Bay, bordered by Chambers and Harris counties in Texas, United States. The bay, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, heads at the mouth of the Trinity River, as well as a depth of around 8 to 10 feet. Trinity Bay is separated from the main part of Galveston Bay by the San Jacinto River, part of the Houston Ship Channel.

Trinity Bay fronts on the vast network of Chambers County marshes and prairie land. The Trinity Basin contributes 54% of the total bay system inflow for the Galveston Bay complex. Near the head of the bay sits the town of Anahuac. Closer to the San Jacinto river lies the community of Beach City. The city of Baytown also lies near the bay although it does not actually reach its shores. Some smaller communities hug the shores of the bay as well. Much of the area near the shore is semi-rural or undeveloped, particularly the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge which lies between Trinity Bay and East Bay, another segment of the Galveston Bay complex.

WildLife
Within the 20 mile long bay, there is a vast diversity of wildlife either in the water or on the land. Trinity bay offers hunting and fishing for all of these species. People will kayak out or go on a boat to fish for redfish, spectacled trout, sheepshead and many more. During the hunting seasons people will go for waterfowl animals. Meaning birds like the mallard, wood duck or even a goose.

Aquatic Wild Life

 * flounder


 * redfish
 * speckled trout
 * Blue Crab
 * Striped Bass
 * Black Drum
 * Sheepshead
 * Shrimp

WaterFowl

 * Mallard
 * Wood Duck
 * Goose

Atlas Air Flight 3591
On February 23, 2019, Atlas Air Flight 3591 crashed into Trinity Bay, and all three people (two crew members and one passenger) aboard the flight were killed as a result. It was said that the cause of the crash was due to the significant level of ignorance within the First Officer. They found within the two Black Boxes of Jet that after an accidental flip of the switch, the first officer flew into a frenzy and flew the plane into the ground. After further investigation, they found that the First Officer's track record was littered with failed exams, and countless demerits for struggling to perform basic maneuvers

Hurricane Harvey
In 2017 when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas, it devastated the lands and polluted the waters of Galveston Bay. Galveston Bay is made up of the Trinity Bay, East Bay, and West Bay. All three of these Bays were affected by oil and mass chemical spills. This is because “Houston is known for being the 2nd largest petrochemical industry hub in the world”. Overall there were 22000 barrels of oil, refined fuels and chemicals. They effects of hurricane Harvey lasted for awhile and took a toll on the wildlife that live in these waters. Especially the dolphins, they would start to get excessive skin problems