Aransas Pass is a tidal inlet between Mustang Island and San Jose Island on the central Texas coast, leading from the Gulf of Mexico into Corpus Christi Bay and the Port of Corpus Christi. The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 0.89 ft (0.27 m) at the Port Aransas station.
- Type
- Tidal inlet
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Setting
- Between Mustang Island and San Jose Island on the central Texas coast, leading from the Gulf of Mexico into Corpus Christi Bay and the Port of Corpus Christi
- Tidal range
- The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 0.89 ft (0.27 m) at the Port Aransas station.
- Notable
- Port of Corpus Christi customers moved a record 203 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2023, the first time the port exceeded 200 million tons in a calendar year (Port of Corpus Christi).
