Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.161.35 Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston

Bolivar Roads

4000

29°20.9′N

94°47.0′W

Red Fish Bar

4000

29°29.8′N

94°51.9′W

Bayport Channel

4000

29°36.7′N

94°57.2′W

Morgans Point

2000

29°41.0′N

94°59.0′W

Upper San Jacinto Bay

1000

29°42.3′N

95°01.1′W

Baytown

1000

29°43.6′N

95°01.4′W

Lynchburg

1000

29°45.8′N

95°04.8′W

Carpenters Bayou

1000

29°45.3′N

95°05.6′W

Jacintoport

1000

29°44.8′N

95°06.0′W

Greens Bayou

1000

29°44.8′N

95°10.2′W

Hunting Bayou

1000

29°44.3′N

95°12.1′W

Sims Bayou

1000

29° 43.2′N

95° 14.4′W

Brady Island

1000

29°43.5′N

95°16.4′W

Buffalo Bayou

1000

29°45.0′N

95°17.3′W

Note:  Each Precautionary Area encompasses a circular area of the radius denoted.

1

Galveston Bay Entrance Channel

Galveston Bay Entrance CH Lighted Buoy (LB) “1C”

29° 18.2' N; 94° 37.6' W

2

Galveston Bay Entrance Channel

Galveston Bay Entrance Channel LB 11 and 12

29° 20.6' N; 94° 44.6' W

E

Bolivar Land Cut

Mile 349 Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)

29° 22.5' N; 94° 46.9' W

Tows entering HSC also report at HSC LB 25 & 26.

W

Pelican Cut

Mile 351 ICW

29° 21.4' N; 94° 48.5' W

Tows entering HSC also report at HSC LB 25 & 26.

G

Galveston Harbor

Galveston Channel Lt. 2

29° 20.2' N; 94° 46.6' W

Coast Guard Base.

T

Texas City Channel

Texas City Channel Lt. 12

29° 22.4' N; 94° 50.9' W

X

Houston Ship Channel ICW Intersection

Houston Ship Channel (HSC) LB 25 and 26

29° 22.2' N; 94° 48.1' W

Tow entering HSC from ICW or Texas Cut Only.

3

Lower Galveston Bay

HSC Lt. 31 and LB 32

29° 23.8' N; 94° 48.9' W

4

Red Fish Bar

HSC Lt. 53 & 54

29° 30.3' N; 94° 52.4' W

P

Bayport Ship Channel

Bayport Ship Channel Lt. 8 and 9

29° 36.8' N; 94° 59.5' W

Bayport Land Cut.

4A

Upper Galveston Bay

HSC Lt. 69 and 70

29° 34.7' N; 94° 55.8' W

Tows only.

5

Morgan's Point

HSC Lt. 91

29° 41.0' N; 94° 59.0' W

6

Exxon

HSC Lt. 109A

29° 43.5' N; 95° 01.4' W

7

Lynchburg

Ferry crossing

29° 45.8' N; 95° 04.8' W

8

Shell Oil

Boggy Bayou

29° 44.1' N; 95° 08.0' W

9

Greens Bayou

HSC Lt. 152

29° 44.8' N; 95° 10.1' W

10

Hunting Bayou

Hunting Bayou Turning Basin.

29° 44.4' N; 95° 12.1' W

11

Lyondell

Sims Bayou Turning Basin.

29° 43.2' N; 95° 14.4' W

12

I-610 Bridge

I-610 Bridge

29° 43.5' N; 95° 16.0' W

13

Buffalo Bayou

Houston Turning Basin

29° 45.0' N; 95° 17.4' W