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CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL, TX (CORPUS CHRISTI AND HARBOR ISLAND, TX)
Section Included: Gulf of Mexico to turning basins at Corpus Christi, at Avery Point, near Tule Lake, and at Viola, TX, about 34 miles; branch channel
to La Quinta, about 5.6 miles; Channel to Port Aransas, about 0.1 miles. Maintained Depth: Bar channel, 47 feet; Bay Channel, 45 feet; to Avery
Point, 45 feet; to Tule Lake, 45 feet; to Viola, 46 feet; to La Quinta, 47 feet; to Port Aransas, 14 feet; to Jewel Fulton, 9 feet. Tidal range to 3 feet at
mean higher high water.
*Revised after original year of publication
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1994 78,124 1997 86,844 2000 81,315* 2003 77,225
1995 70,427 1998 86,180 2001 77,576
1996 80,460 1999 78,146 2002 72,000
Freight Traffic, 2003 (thousand short tons)
Commodity Total
Foreign Canadian
Inbound* Outbound* Inbound Outbound
Total, all commodities 53,394 44,640 7,482 119 1,153
Total coal 41 41 —- —- —-
1100 coal lignite 41 41 —- —- —-
Total petroleum and petroleum products 43,597 40,077 3,331 118 71
Subtotal crude petroleum 32,516 32,411 —- 105 —-
2100 crude petroleum 32,516 32,411 —- 105 —-
Subtotal petroleum products 11,081 7,666 3,331 13 71
2211 gasoline 1,535 355 1,180 —- —-
2221 kerosene 265 —- 265 —- —-
2330 distillate fuel oil 2,926 2,169 757 —- —-
2340 residual fuel oil 2,299 2,271 28 —- —-
2350 lube oil & greases 1,885 1,885 —- —- —-
2429 naphtha & solvents 981 949 18 13 —-
2430 asphalt, tar & pitch 102 —- 38 —- 64
2540 petroleum coke 1,089 37 1,045 —- 7
Total chemicals and related products 2,574 264 2,310 —- —-
Subtotal fertilizers 145 145 —- —- —-
3110 nitrogenous fert. 131 131 —- —- —-
3190 fert. & mixes nec 14 14 —- —- —-
Subtotal other chemicals and related products 2,429 118 2,310 —- —-
3211 acyclic hydrocarbons 2 —- 2 —- —-
3212 benzene & toluene 97 8 90 —- —-
3219 other hydrocarbons 679 —- 679 —- —-
3220 alcohols 6 —- 6 —- —-
3240 nitrogen func. comp. 37 29 8 —- —-
3260 organic comp. nec 84 —- 84 —- —-
3273 ammonia 5 5 —- —- —-
3274 sodium hydroxide 877 —- 877 —- —-
3279 inorganic chem. nec 3 3 —- —- —-
3286 plastics 349 —- 349 —- —-
3297 chemical additives 173 —- 173 —- —-
3299 chem. products nec 117 73 43 —- —-
Total crude materials, inedible except fuels 5,256 3,980 193 —- 1,082
Subtotal pulp and waste paper 1 1 —- —- —-
4225 pulp & waste paper 1 1 —- —- —-
Subtotal soil, sand, gravel, rock and stone 345 345 —- —- —-
4322 limestone 339 339 —- —- —-
4331 sand & gravel 6 6 —- —- —-
Subtotal non-ferrous ores and scrap 4,826 3,578 166 —- 1,082
4650 aluminum ore 4,784 3,558 145 —- 1,082
4690 non-ferrous ores nec 42 20 22 —- —-
Subtotal other non-metal. min. 84 57 27 —- —-
4900 non-metal. min. nec 84 57 27 —- —-
Total primary manufactured goods 237 236 1 —- —-
Subtotal paper products 0 0 —- —- —-
5190 paper products nec 0 0 —- —- —-
Subtotal lime, cement and glass 172 172 —- —- —-
5220 cement & concrete 172 172 —- —- —-
Subtotal primary non-ferrous metal products 30 29 1 —- —-
5421 copper 29 29 —- —- —-
5480 fab. metal products 1 —- 1 —- —-
Subtotal primary wood products 35 35 —- —- —-
5540 primary wood prod. 35 35 —- —- —-
Total food and farm products 1,651 18 1,633 —- —-
Subtotal fish 0 0 —- —- —-
6136 shellfish 0 0 —- —- —-
Subtotal grain 1,595 —- 1,595 —- —-
6241 wheat 1,021 —- 1,021 —- —-
6442 rice 0 —- 0 —- —-
6447 sorghum grains 574 —- 574 —- —-
Subtotal oilseeds 37 —- 37 —- —-
6522 soybeans 37 —- 37 —- —-
Subtotal processed grain and animal feed 1 —- 1 —- —-
6746 wheat flour 1 —- 1 —- —-
206 GALVESTON, TX DISTRICT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS