A quiet little bay sits protected from the Gulf of Mexico behind Bolivar Peninsula. A narrow passageway once connected the gulf and the bay, but became blocked by sediments. In all their brillant wisdom, men decided to widen the passage in order to allow more water circulation in the now stagnant East Bay. Little did these men know what kind of mess they would create as the cut away at the peninsula to create a larger opening. Soon, the rapid flow of water between the gulf and bay began cutting away at the surrounding land, causing mass amounts of erosion. Man then had to go back in to build barriers that would help slow the water and also protect the peninsula from being eroded away.
East Bay Gulf of Mexico
This new opening allowed for the water in the bay to be replenished with a new circulated supply of water during high tide while the stagnant waters would be drawn back to the gulf during low tide. While the idea did help with circulation, the entire project could have been disasterous.
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