Tug and barge on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

Navigation on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), where it intersects with Bayou Perot, in the vicinity of New Orleans

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The waterway runs from its northern terminus at the Manasquan River in New Jersey, where it connects with the Atlantic Ocean at the Manasquan Inlet, to Brownsville, TX. The waterway is toll-free, but commercial users pay a fuel tax that is used to maintain and improve it. The Manasquan River is a major waterway in central New Jersey. ... Brownsville is a city located in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ... A fuel tax (also known as a petrol tax, gasoline tax, gas tax or fuel duty) is a sales tax imposed on the sale of fuel. ...

The creation of the Intracoastal Waterway was authorized by the United States Congress in 1919. It is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Federal law provides for the waterway to be maintained at a minimum depth of 12 ft (4 m) for most of its length, but inadequate funding has prevented that. Consequently, shoaling or shallow water are problems along several sections of the waterway; some parts have 7-ft (2.1-m) and 9-ft (2.7-m) minimum depths. Hallooooooooo!!!!!!!!! The waterway consists of two non-contiguous segments: the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, extending from Brownsville, Texas to Carrabelle, Florida, and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, extending from Key West, Florida to Boston, Massachusetts. The two segments were originally intended to be connected via the Cross-Florida Barge Canal across northern Florida, but this was never completed due to environmental concerns. Type Bicameralism Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D, since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D, since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 military men and women. ... Categories: Stub ... Brownsville is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ... Carrabelle is a city located in Franklin County, Florida. ... Aerial photo of Key West, looking north. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City  89. ... One of the two completed sections of the Barge Canal, looking west from the SR 19 bridge south of Palatka. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ...

The Intracoastal Waterway has a good deal of commercial activity; barges haul petroleum, petroleum products, foodstuffs, building materials, and manufactured goods. It is also used extensively by recreational boaters. On the east coast, some of the traffic in fall and spring is by snowbirds who regularly move south in winter and north in summer. The waterway is also used when the ocean is too rough to travel on. The term Snowbird is used to describe Canadians and people from the Northern or Midwestern United States who spend a large portion of winter in warmer locales such as Arizona, Florida or elsewhere along the Sunbelt region of the southern United States, areas of the Caribbean and even as far... Seasonal human migration is very common in agricultural cycles. ...

Natural bodies of water

The following natural bodies of water are included in the Intracoastal Waterway system:

• Albemarle Sound
• Barnegat Bay
• Biscayne Bay
• Buzzards Bay
• Chesapeake Bay
• Delaware Bay
• East River
• Halifax River
• Indian River Lagoon
• Long Island Sound
• Pamlico Sound

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Canals

• Chesapeake and Delaware Ship Canal
• Cape Cod Canal
• Dismal Swamp Canal
• Delaware and Raritan Canal- no longer operational or part of the Intracostal Waterway
• Point Pleasant Canal
• Waccamaw River in South Carolina
• Winyah Bay in South Carolina
• Little River Inlet in South Carolina

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See also

• Waterways along and crossings of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
• Waterways along and crossings of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

This is a list of waterways that form the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and crossings (bridges, tunnels and ferries) across it. ... This is a list of waterways that form the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and crossings (bridges, tunnels and ferries) across it. ...

External links

• US Army Corps of Engineers - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway information site
• Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
• Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association
• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Handbook of Texas
• TV.com listing for Modern Marvels episode