Port Mansfield Channel
Port Mansfield Channel | |
---|---|
![]() Port Mansfield Channel | |
![]() Mansfield Cut at Padre Island | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 26°33′39″N 97°20′54″W / 26.5609°N 97.34831°W |
Specifications | |
Length | 15.3 km (9.5 miles) |
Navigation authority |
|
Port Mansfield Marinas | |
History | |
Former names |
|
Modern name | Port Mansfield Channel[1] |
Current owner | Willacy County Navigation District |
Other engineer(s) | Army Corps of Engineers |
Construction began | September 1957 |
Date restored | July 1962 |
Topo Map | Port Mansfield Channel (Map). |
Geography | |
Start point | Gulf of Mexico |
End point | Red Fish Bay, Texas (Map). |
Beginning coordinates | 26°33′51″N 97°16′07″W / 26.564045°N 97.268697°W |
Ending coordinates | 26°33′32″N 97°24′04″W / 26.558954°N 97.401091°W |
Connects to | |
GNIS feature ID | 1344370 |
Port Mansfield Channel or Mansfield Cut is an
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Port_Mansfield_Channel_Jetty.jpg/330px-Port_Mansfield_Channel_Jetty.jpg)
The
In 1962, the
History
During the 1940s, the state of Texas and the United States commenced surveying the Laguna Madre-Padre Island coastal basin for a conducive
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 Truman on May 17, 1950.[12] The Act of Congress authorized the waterfront domain known as Red Fish Landing to be unanimously entitled as Port Mansfield as an honorary acknowledgment of Joseph J. Mansfield.[13][14] The inland port would serve the public good of the ecotone basin as a water vessel berth for future decades.
During the 1950s, United States House of Representatives and United States Senate congressional sessions appointed Public works committee hearings furthering the fact-finding with regards to the waterway project of the Laguna Madre-Padre Island basin. The legislative hearings supported congressional oversight concerning the navigability of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Laguna Madre, and the continuation of estuaries of Texas to the Port of Brownsville and South Bay at the Mexico–United States border.[15][16]
|
See also
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Mansfield Cut Underwater Archeological District
- Texas barrier islands
References
- ^ Port Mansfield Channel in Geonames.org (cc-by)
- ^ "Northern Part of Laguna Madre ~ Chart 1287". NOAA Office of Coast Survey. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. October 1923.
- ^ "Southern Part of Laguna Madre ~ Chart 1288". NOAA Office of Coast Survey. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. December 1933.
- ^ "Padre Island National Seashore Act of 1962 ~ P.L. 87-712". 76 Stat. 651 ~ Senate Bill 4. USLaw.Link. September 28, 1962.
- ^ Leatherwood, Art. "Port Mansfield Channel". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ Kieslich, James M. (May 1, 1977). "DTIC ADA042651: A Case History of Port Mansfield Channel, Texas" [Figure 4: Port Mansfield Channel, 15 March 1957]. Internet Archive. Defense Technical Information Center. p. 17.
- ^ Kieslich, James M. (May 1, 1977). "DTIC ADA042651: A Case History of Port Mansfield Channel, Texas" [Figure 5: Port Mansfield Channel Entrance, November 1957]. Internet Archive. Defense Technical Information Center. p. 18.
- OCLC 9711636.
- ^ Kieslich, James M. (May 1, 1977). "DTIC ADA042651: A Case History of Port Mansfield Channel, Texas" [Figure E-5: Port Mansfield Channel Entrance, January and July 1962]. Internet Archive. Defense Technical Information Center. p. 60.
- ^ "River and Harbor Act of 1945 ~ P.L. 79-14" (PDF). 59 Stat. 10 ~ Senate Bill 35. USLaw.Link. March 2, 1945.
- ^ Leatherwood, Art. "Gulf Intracoastal Waterway". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ "River and Harbor Act of 1950 ~ P.L. 81-516" (PDF). 64 Stat. 163 ~ House Bill 5472. USLaw.Link. May 17, 1950.
- ^ "Senate Vote #309 in 1950 (81st Congress) ~ HR 5472 Passage: 53-19". GovTrack. April 17, 1950.
- ^ "House Vote #179 in 1950 (81st Congress) ~ HR 5472 Passage: 210-137". GovTrack. May 3, 1950.
- ^ "Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ~ Channel to Port Mansfield, Texas" [United States Congressional Serial Set No. 12178]. HathiTrust Digital Library. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 42-P. IX.
- ^ "Gulf Intracoastal Waterway ~ Channel to Port Mansfield, Texas" [United States Congressional Serial Set No. 12178]. HathiTrust Digital Library. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 1–58.
External links
Media related to Port Mansfield Channel at Wikimedia Commons
Padre Island travel guide from Wikivoyage
Rio Grande Valley travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Kieslich, James M. (October 1, 1981). "DTIC ADA112448: Tidal Inlet Response to Jetty Construction". Internet Archive. Defense Technical Information Center.