Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel
- Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel
The Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel is a canal from Sacramento, California to the Sacramento River, which flows into San Francisco Bay. It was completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1963. The channel is about 30 feet (9 m) deep, 200 feet (61 m) wide and 43 miles (69 km) long.
The Port of Sacramento is a significant port on the West Coast of the United States, but receives far less traffic than the larger ports. It handles mostly agricultural products and other bulk goods rather than containers, which dominate the shipping market.
A plan to dredge the channel to 35 feet (10 m) deep was put on hold in 1990 because the Port of Sacramento was unable to finance its share of the cost. However, there is still interest in the project.Fact|date=May 2007
References
* [http://www.californiaheartland.org/archive/hl_426/port.htm California Heartland]
* [http://www.cityofwestsacramento.org/Facts/Past.cfm City of West Sacramento]
* [http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/story/14243953p-15062605c.html The Sacramento Bee]
* [http://www.spd.usace.army.mil/projectfacts/ca/civ/SacramentoRiverDeepWaterShipChannel/factsheet/735_9341.htm United States Army Corps of Engineers]
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