Matagorda Ship Channel

The Matagorda Ship Channel is a channel constructed between 1962 and 1966 that allows ocean-going vessels to travel between the Gulf of Mexico and Matagorda Bay.[1] The channel is part of the Port of Port Lavaca – Point Comfort, a major sea port in the U.S. state of Texas.[2]

References

  1. ↑ US Army Corps of Engineers, Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas: Jetty Stability Study
  2. ↑ McAlister, Wayne H.; McAlister, Martha K. (1993). Matagorda Island: A Naturalist's Guide. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-292-75151-4.
  • NOAA Nautical Chart 11317
  • NOAA Nautical Chart 11319
  • "Matagorda Ship Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Coordinates: 28°25′48″N 96°19′55″W / 28.430°N 96.332°W / 28.430; -96.332 (Matagorda Ship Channel)


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