Here are a few stats about the Mouth of the San Bernard.

More coming soon

• 619,617 cu/yds - the sand mass blocking the traditional of the San Bernard (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study, 2002)

• 44,227 - the number of standard dump trucks needed to move that sand

• 3,240 pounds – average weight of 1 cubic yard of damp sand

• 272 feet – the average width of the Intracoastal Canal between the San Bernard River and Jones Lake in 1974 (Texas Parks & Wildlife study, 2005)

• 534 feet – the average width of the Intracoastal Canal between the San Bernard and Jones Lake in 2002 (Texas Parks & Wildlife study, 2005)

• 1.2 feet – the average DAILY southwestward movement of the river mouth 1990 – 1995 (COE study, 2002)

• 1.6 feet the average DAILY movement of the river mouth from 1995 – 2001 (COE study, 2002)

• 1,000 to 1,100 feet - the width of the mouth of the San Bernard at the Gulf in 1989 to 1995 (COE study, 2002)

• 8 ½ feet – the average depth of the mouth of the San Bernard at the Gulf in 1989 to 1995

• 200 feet – the width of the mouth of the San Bernard in 2002 (COE study, 2002)

• 4 feet – the average depth of the mouth of the San Bernard River in 2002 (COE study, 2002)

• 300,000 yards - the length of sand you must walk across  "the mouth" to reach the Gulf.