The Texas City Dike is a levee located in Texas City, Texas, United States that projects nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east into the mouth of Galveston...
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1940, Texas City was the fourth-ranked Texas port, exceeded only by Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur. Texas City is home to the Texas City Dike, a man-made...
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Dike is an unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Texas, United States. Dike has a post office, with the ZIP code 75437. On May 6, 2023, Dike voted...
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The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston...
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Hurricane Alicia (category Hurricanes in Texas)
from a ruptured tank near Galveston Bay swept through areas near the Texas City Dike. A tug capsized 50 mi (80 km) south of Sabine Pass, resulting in one...
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July 28, 2002, in a dike in Texas City in a nearby reservoir by fishermen. Terressa Lynn Vanegas, 16, was last seen in Dickinson, Texas walking near the...
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been reported in Texas City, which was caused by a lack of dialysis treatment due to the storm's aftermath. The beloved Texas City Dike, a manmade structure...
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by Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island emerging as a landform on the Texas Gulf Coast. The natural waterway inlet has a depth of 45 feet (14 m) with...
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QuickFacts: Rockwall city, Texas; Rockwall County, Texas". www.census.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2021. Monroe, J.N., 1950, Origin of the clastic dikes in the Rockwall...
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The Aztecs built dikes to separate the fresh water used to raise crops in chinampas and to prevent recurrent floods. These dikes were destroyed during...
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