Houston Ship Channel

Houston Ship Channel
The Buffalo Bayou portion of the Houston Ship Channel
Country	United States
Specifications
Length	50 miles (80 km)
Geography
Start point	Port of Houston
End point	Gulf of Mexico

The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world.^[1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico, and it serves an increasing volume of inland barge traffic.