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Gulf Intracoastal WaterwaySystem of inland waterways, including rivers and canals, along the U.S. coast of the Gulf of Mexico. It extends from Apalachee Bay, Fla., west to the Mexican border at Brownsville, Texas, a distance of more than 1,100 mi (1,770 km). It includes Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound, passes through New Orleans, and takes in the Sabine-Neches Waterway and the ship canal at Houston. Together with its counterpart, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, it forms the Intracoastal Waterway, a shipping route that extends for 3,000 mi (4,800 km) in the southern and eastern U.S. |
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| From the protected and deep Carrabelle River, resident and visiting boaters have exceptional access to the Gulf of Mexico, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, with barrier islands that provide protected anchorages as well as miles of public beaches. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway extends into Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. The report, which identifies the line haul, commodity carrying fleet of inland barges operating on the Mississippi River system, its connecting waterways and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, is compiled through an annual survey of operators as well as information from the Army Corps of Engineers. |
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