Sabine Pass Harbor, Tx (Part of Waterway)
Section included: Gulf of Mexico to upper end of Sabine Pass, about 28.4 miles, controling Depth
29 feet, Project Depth 40-42 feet, mean low tidel
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1989 726 1993 394 1997 725 2001 1203
1990 630 1994 296 1998 1200 2002 1214
1991 500 1995 231 1999 949 2003 894
1992 419 1996 135 2000 910 2004 929
Freight Traffic, 1998(thousand short tons)
Port Arthur, Tx. (Part of Waterway)
Section included: Sabine Pass Harbor, Tx to Neches River, about 27.7 miles. Controlling Depth
40 feet mean low tide
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1989 31128 1993 38327 1997 37318 2001 22802
1990 30680 1994 45586 1998 29557 2002 22676
1991 29835 1995 49800 1999 18308 2003 27170
1992 33526 1996 37158 2000 20524 2004 27570
Freight Traffic, 1998(thousand short tons)
Orange, Tx (Sabine River) (Part of Waterway)
Section Included: Mouth Neches River to mouth Sabine River, thence upstream to Old US Hwy 90
about 16 miles; Adams Bayou, 1.6 mile; Cow Bayou 7.2 miles. Controlling Depth 27 feet except
channel around Orange Harbor Island, 20 feet; Adams Bayou, 9 feet; Cow Bayou, 8 feet. Project
Depth 30 feet to Old US Hwy 90; 25 feet around Harbor Island; Adams Bayou, 12 feet; Cow Bayou,
13 feet mean low tide.
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1989 727 1993 579 1997 691 2001 798
1990 709 1994 686 1998 756 2002 764
1991 849 1995 693 1999 873 2003 825
1992 553 1996 616 2000 681 2004 609
Freight Traffic, 1998(thousand short tons)
Beaumont, Tx (Neches River ) (Part of Waterway)
Section included: Mouth to bethlehm Steel Company, about 20 miles. Controlling Depth 39 feet
mouth to turning basin; 40 feet in Beaumont turning basin; 32 feet, to Bethelhem Steel Company
Project Depth: 40 feet to Beaumont turning basin; 34 feet in turning basin; 30 feet to Bethlehem
Steel Shipyard, mean low tide.
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1989 31668 1993 25410 1997 48665 2001 79131
1990 26729 1994 21201 1998 60052 2002 85911
1991 22383 1995 20937 1999 69406 2003 87541
1992 22702 1996 35705 2000 76894 2004 91698
Freight Traffic, 1998(thousand short tons)