Texas City Dike
The Texas City Dike is a levee located in Texas City, Texas, United States that projects nearly 5 miles south-east into the mouth of Galveston Bay. It is flanked by the north-eastern tip of Galveston Island and the south-western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jason Quinn, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Texas City and Port Bolivar.
Texas City
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States. Located on the southwest shoreline of Galveston Bay, Texas City is a deepwater port on the Gulf Coast and is a petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing center.
Port Bolivar
Village
Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. Port Bolivar is situated 5 miles east of Texas City Dike.
Texas City Dike
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Texas, United States of America, United States of America
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.38023° or 29° 22′ 49″ northLongitude
-94.85464° or 94° 51′ 17″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
76X794JW+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 356750748OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Texas City Dike” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Texas City Dike”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تكساس سيتى دايك”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Texas City Dike”. Photo: Jason Quinn, Public domain.