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Mouth of the Colorado River
Project Name: Mouth of Colorado River, Texas Location: Texas, Matagorda County, Colorado River below the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Description: The project was authorized by Section 101 of the River and harbor Act of 1968 as described in Senate Document No. 102, 90th Congress, 2nd Session. The project consists of navigation improvements with related recreational facilities and diversion of Colorado River flows into Matagorda Bay. Navigation features consist of a 6.5 mile navigation channel, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, an entrance channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide with jetties to protect the entrance in the Gulf, a harbor and turning basin adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and two recreation areas. Diversion features consist of a 3.1 mile long channel 20 feet deep and 250 feet wide to divert the flow of the Colorado River into Matagorda Bay, a diversion dam and navigation connecting channel, closing of Parker's Cut, and creation of an oyster cultch in Matagorda Bay.
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