Matagorda Ship Channel Entrance Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Matagorda Ship Channel Entrance Lighthouse
This steel skeletal tower, standing 19.5 meters tall, marks the entrance to the Matagorda Ship Channel. It features a red and white vertical stripe daymark on its square cylindrical structure. First lit in 2022, it replaced an earlier pyramidal tower. The light emits a single white flash every 10 seconds. Its focal height is also 19.5 meters, providing a geographic range of 13 nautical miles. The tower is situated on the north jetty at the channel's entrance, approximately 5 km east of Port O'Connor.
Why it matters: This light is essential for guiding vessels through the Matagorda Ship Channel, a critical man-made cut that supports commercial and recreational traffic. Its specific warning flashes help prevent groundings on surrounding shoals and the barrier island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 19.5m
- Geographic Range
- 13NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2022
Significant events: replaced an earlier pyramidal tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19.5m
- Tower Shape
- square cylindrical skeletal
- Tower Color
- red with a white vertical stripe daymark
- Material
- steel
Structure: A 19.5m square cylindrical skeletal tower with a gallery, carrying a rectangular daymark colored red with a white vertical stripe.
Location
- Country
- 🇺🇸United States
- Region
- Texas
- Sea Region
- north jetty at the entrance to the Matagorda Ship Channel, a cut made through the barrier about 3 miles (5 km) east of Port O'Connor and a similar distance northeast of the natural Matagorda Inlet
- Latitude
- 28.4218°
- Longitude
- -96.3183°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port o'connor(6.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4193.1
- USCG No.
- 4-1385
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