Corpus Christi Bay, S Texas, an arm of Gulf of Mexico, forming harbor of Corpus Christi; c.25 mi/40 km long E-W, 3 mi/4.8 km–10 mi/16 km wide. Mustang Isl. lies bet. bay and the Gulf. Traversed by deepwater Corpus Christi ship channel and by Intracoastal Waterway, which links it to Redfish Bay (N) (leads to Aransas Bay), Laguna Madre (S). Supplies oyster shell to chemical plants. Nueces Bay is W arm, crossed at entrance by bridge bet. Corpus Christi and Portland; receives Nueces R.
