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Old 08-21-2011, 01:05 PM
 
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lol ... not as dark as root beer but when we tell people that Galveston is not a "pretty" beach - this is what we mean. No blue or green water and no white, sugar-y sand. Doesn't mean visitors don't still go, enjoy and have fun -- just means don't expect Florida or Mexico type beaches.
I guess root beer is a little dark. LOL!
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Sorry Southern Boy - but they can't change the color of the water or consistency of the sandy. Galveston is Galveston - love it or leave it :-) Most who want to come to the beach love it and those who don't ... well they find elsewhere to go.
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:08 PM
 
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I know they can't change the water's color, but just beautify the coast and the area to hide the "ugly" water.
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:21 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Yes, up by the shallow parts it will not look blue. It will look more blue further out, and also depends on other factors like weather and time of year.

These are some I took one Fall, and they are NOT enhanced... all the real thing.
Galveston Beach pictures
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:27 PM
 
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It looks like root beer.
I think it looks like chocolate milk.
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Well, Galveston needs to do something to beautify the coast.
I think I've heard that the water looks like that because of the runoff from the Mississippi River. I'm not exactly sure if it's worth doing much to the sand if the water is so ugly. I think the worst day I ever went to Galveston was when there were no waves and the gulf looked like a lake full of seaweed. Felt like I was walking in swamp water. But I've had some amazing times in Galveston/Bolivar and wouldn't trade that time for anything.
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Old 08-21-2011, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Yes, up by the shallow parts it will not look blue. It will look more blue further out, and also depends on other factors like weather and time of year.

These are some I took one Fall, and they are NOT enhanced... all the real thing.
Galveston Beach pictures
I like your sunset pics -- nice!!! Shallow is definitely brownish. We went to Galveston to take some pics back in July and they came out fabulous and when we looked at them, we decided that our camera obviously did not photograph the same beach we were at. Somehow we must have gotten separated from our camera. The water looked blueish and the sand looked off-white. That was not what we saw with our eyes when were snapping the photos - we saw the standard brown with the dark hard packed mud consistency sand. Not sure if it was an optical illusion due to the bright sun that day or what. Our camera did an auto-correct for us, I guess.
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Old 08-21-2011, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Louisiana to Houston to Denver to NOVA
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Galveston needs to do something about the water and sand. It has a huge opportunity pool a few miles north on 45. I never will step foot in that water, and prefer to avoid the sand.
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Old 08-21-2011, 04:44 PM
 
Location: East End/Eastwood, Houston, TX
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I think I've heard that the water looks like that because of the runoff from the Mississippi River. I'm not exactly sure if it's worth doing much to the sand if the water is so ugly. I think the worst day I ever went to Galveston was when there were no waves and the gulf looked like a lake full of seaweed. Felt like I was walking in swamp water. But I've had some amazing times in Galveston/Bolivar and wouldn't trade that time for anything.

Yeah, I've heard the same thing too about the Mississippi River runoff but I find it a little hard to believe that is the reason for Galveston's brown water. If this were true, how is it that the water in Pensacola/Florida Panhandle is so blue when that area is a lot closer to the Mississippi River Delta than Galveston Island is? I think the brown color has more to do with the runoff from our own area rivers and bayous into the bay and subsequently into the gulf.
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Old 08-21-2011, 04:49 PM
 
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Yeah, I've heard the same thing too about the Mississippi River runoff but I find it a little hard to believe that is the reason for Galveston's brown water. If this were true, how is it that the water in Pensacola/Florida Panhandle is so blue when that area is a lot closer to the Mississippi River Delta than Galveston Island is? I think the brown color has more to do with the runoff from our own area rivers and bayous into the bay and subsequently into the gulf.
Have a look at the Mississippi delta on Google Earth. It clarifies the currents ands directional trends of the silt and debris flowing out of there.
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