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  2. Houston Ship Channel - Wikipedia

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    The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world. [1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico , and it serves an increasing volume of inland barge traffic.

  3. List of canals in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Houston Ship Channel; Sabine–Neches Waterway; Irrigation canals ... Riverside Canal (El Paso) American Canal This page was last edited on 9 August 2024, at 16:23 ...

  4. List of canals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Harlem River Ship Canal: New York: NY: 8 mi (13 km) Now indistinguishable from the Harlem River: Haulover Canal: Brevard County: FL: 1.25 mi (2.01 km) Part of the Intracoastal Waterway: Houston Ship Channel: Houston: TX: 50 mi (80 km) Illinois Waterway: Northern and Central Illinois: IL: 336 mi (541 km) Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal: East ...

  5. Drought reveals shipwreck graveyard in Texas river, photos ...

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    A man riding a Jet Ski stumbled across the wreckage, a local museum says.

  6. Baytown Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Baytown Tunnel or Baytown – La Porte Tunnel was a two-lane underwater motor-vehicle tunnel connecting Baytown and La Porte, two suburbs of Houston, Texas.Completed in 1953, [1] it traveled northeast-southwest underneath the Houston Ship Channel and had a length of 4,110 feet (1,250 m). [2]

  7. Video shows massive blaze after pipeline explosion near ...

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    A natural gas pipeline explosion in the Houston area has prompted evacuations and a large response from firefighters to fight the Monday afternoon blaze. The explosion happened in Deer Park, a ...

  8. Texas City Dike - Wikipedia

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    The dike, one of the area's most beloved and enduring landmarks, was originally designed to reduce the impact of sediment accumulation along the lower Bay. [2] The Bay itself connects the Houston Ship Channel, one of the nation's most important commercial waterways, and the Port of Houston with the Gulf of Mexico 35 nautical miles (65 km ...

  9. Mississippi River–Gulf Outlet Canal - Wikipedia

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    The modern Port of Houston, in particular, came into being as a consequence of the completion of the Houston Ship Channel in 1914. New Orleans' initial response debuted in 1923, with the inauguration of the Industrial Canal linking the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, thereby creating the Lower 9th Ward and New Orleans East.