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

↑ 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.

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Canals / Waterways	Houston Ship Channel Matagorda Ship Channel Sabine–Neches Waterway Intracoastal Waterway

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