Matagorda Ship Channel

Matagorda Ship Channel
Matagorda Ship Channel
	Satellite image of Matagorda Ship Channel
	Location of Matagorda Ship Channel Matagorda Ship Channel (the United States)
Location	Matagorda Peninsula; Matagorda Bay, Texas;
Country	United States
Coordinates	28°25′48″N 96°19′55″W / 28.430°N 96.332°W
Specifications
Length	3.22 km (2.00 miles)
Maximum boat length	810 ft (250 m)
Maximum boat beam	42.06 m (138 ft 0 in)
Maximum boat draft	50 ft (15 m)
Navigation authority	Calhoun Port Authority
Topo Map	Matagorda Ship Channel (Map).
History
Construction began	1962
Date completed	1966
Geography
Direction	North
Start point	Texas Gulf Coast
End point	Matagorda Bay
Connects to	Lavaca Bay
GNIS feature ID	1381067

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

^ US Army Corps of Engineers, Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas: Jetty Stability Study
^ 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.