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The deep water Brownsville Ship Channel, to/from the Gulf of Mexico, passes between Padre Island and Brazos Island, Barrier islands of the Gulf Coast. The channel also passes the old harbor of Los Brazos de Santiago, the landing place of the Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519 and subsequent colonizers from the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
The basin is located in the southwestern quadrant of the gulf, with its closest point to the U.S. coast at 200 miles (320 km) southeast of Brownsville, Texas. [3] The actual maximum depth is disputed, and estimates range between 3,750 and 4,384 metres (12,303 and 14,383 ft). The average depth of the gulf is roughly 1,615 metres (5,299 ft). [3]
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW [1]) is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States.It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately 1,300 mi (2,100 km) [1] from Saint Marks, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.
Fishing: South Padre Island is a prime location for both deep-sea and bay fishing, attracting fishing enthusiasts from around the world. [ 15 ] Bird Watching: The island is home to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, where visitors can observe a wide array of bird species in their natural habitat.
Port Freeport (formally Brazos Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria County) is the geographically smallest deep-water seaport along the U.S Gulf Coast. Located in Freeport, Texas (United States), it has rail access, and both private and public facilities.
To the north, Port Mansfield was established in 1950, at the old fishing community of Red Fish Landing. It was named after United States Congressman Joseph J. Mansfield (D-TX), who introduced the bill that extended the Intracoastal Waterway from Corpus Christi to Brownsville in the 1940s. [8]
The Red Fish Bay locality sustained a nautical mid-point considering the distance of 85 miles (137 km) from Corpus Christi, Texas and 35 miles (56 km) from Brownsville, Texas. In 1949, the 81st United States Congress reached a consensus regarding the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1950 as enacted into law by 33rd President of the United States Harry ...
Boca Chica Beach is part of the 10,680-acre (43.2 km 2) Boca Chica tract of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The tract is a former Texas state park located in the Boca Chica Subdelta separated from Mexico by the Rio Grande. The park was acquired by the state of Texas and opened in May 1994.