Clear Lake (Galveston Bay)

This article is about a lake in the Houston area. For other uses, see Clear Lake (disambiguation).

Clear Lake is a brackish harbor located near Houston, Texas, U.S., in Harris County. The lake feeds Galveston Bay. It is bordered by Houston (Clear Lake City), Pasadena, League City, Clear Lake Shores, Taylor Lake Village, Seabrook and El Lago, Texas. NASA's Johnson Space Center lies near its shores.

Clear Lake
Sunset over the channel from Clear Lake to Galveston Bay
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Location	Between Houston and Galveston Bay
Coordinates	29°34′20″N 95°2′37″W
Primary inflows	Lake Nassau, Clear Creek
Primary outflows	Galveston Bay
Basin countries	United States

The lake is a major recreation center and home to one of the largest concentrations of recreational boats and marinas in the nation.^[1][2][3] The communities surrounding the lake, known collectively as the Clear Lake Area, contain a large base of tourism and high-tech businesses.