Houston Ship Channel
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The Houston Ship Channel is a major industrial waterway in Texas that connects the Port of Houston to the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a critical hub for petrochemical shipping and commerce.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houston Ship Channel industrial area | 1 |
| Houston Ship Channel industrial corridor | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canalized waterway
ⓘ
ship channel ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| associatedPort | Port of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Galveston Bay
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Port of Houston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dredgedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| economicRole | supports one of the busiest ports in the United States ⓘ |
| economicSector |
maritime trade
ⓘ
oil and gas industry ⓘ petrochemical industry ⓘ |
| feature |
dredged navigation channel
ⓘ
industrial shoreline ⓘ navigation aids and buoys ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Houston Authority
|
| hasFacilityType |
petrochemical plants along banks
ⓘ
refineries along banks ⓘ terminals and docks ⓘ |
| hazard |
hurricane storm surge exposure
ⓘ
industrial pollution risk ⓘ |
| importance |
critical hub for maritime commerce
ⓘ
critical hub for petrochemical shipping ⓘ major U.S. energy corridor ⓘ |
| length |
about 52 miles
ⓘ
about 84 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galveston Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Galveston Bay area
Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| nearCity | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToDeepDraftTraffic | 1914 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Port of Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Houston complex
|
| primaryUse |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ petrochemical transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Houston metropolitan area
|
| regulates | large-vessel traffic to Port of Houston ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminus |
Gulf of Mexico via Galveston Bay
ⓘ
Port of Houston ⓘ
surface form:
Turning Basin Terminal in Houston
|
| usedFor |
chemical product shipping
ⓘ
export of refined petroleum products ⓘ import of crude oil ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Buffalo Bayou
ⓘ
San Jacinto River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal waterway ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Houston Ship Channel industrial area
this entity surface form:
Houston Ship Channel industrial corridor