CARANCAHUA BAYOU. Carancahua (Karankawa) Bayou rises south of
the Sarah White oilfield and east of the Brazoria county line in
southwestern Galveston County (at 29°17' N, 95°06' W) and flows
6½ miles southeast, through Carancahua Lake and across the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, to its mouth on West Bay, two miles
northeast of the Brazoria county line (at 29°14' N, 95°01' W).
It flows first through low-rolling to flat terrain surfaced by
sandy and clay loam that supports hardwoods and pines, then
descends to a brackish saltwater marsh where rushes and grasses
grow. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style,
15th edition, is the preferred citation for this
article."CARANCAHUA BAYOU," Handbook of Texas Online
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rhcff),
accessed May 23, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical
Association.