Turtle Cove is an unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Brazoria County

Brazoria County, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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The community, located along Oyster Creek, mainly consists of beach house

Beach house

A beach house is a house on or near a beach, generally used as a vacation or second home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods....

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Turtle Cove consists of 3 side streets and one main street. Turtle Cove homes are located directly on canals that feed into the Intercoastal Waterway which feeds into the Gulf of Mexico. During Tropical Storm Allison Turtle Cove was devastated by flooding up to 9- 10 feet of salt water. Turtle Cove was hit by Hurricane Ike, a strong category 2 storm, early in the morning on Saturday, September 13, 2008. Its neighbor Surfside Beach was devastated by storm surge.