The Corpus Christi Ship Channel is a deep water navigable

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located in Corpus Christi, Texas. It is part of the

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, managed and controlled by the Corpus Christi Port Authority. The depth of the channel is . It is used mostly for

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and the export and import of goods. The channel dates back to the 1840s as a mud slough where cowboys hid and watched Comanche braves throw buffalo robes in the thick mud to prevent their horses from sinking. Years later a wooden bridge was constructed over the slough, at the time called Hall's Bayou.http://archive.caller.com/columnists/murphy-givens/the-bridge-over-halls-bayou-ep-361121356-316586761.html

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