Galveston Bay Entrance is a bay entrance at Bolivar Roads between the east end of Galveston Island and the south end of Bolivar Peninsula, leading from the Gulf of Mexico into Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel. The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.02 ft (0.31 m) at the Galveston Pier 21 station.
- Type
- Bay entrance
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Setting
- At Bolivar Roads between the east end of Galveston Island and the south end of Bolivar Peninsula, leading from the Gulf of Mexico into Galveston Bay and the Houston Ship Channel
- Tidal range
- The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.02 ft (0.31 m) at the Galveston Pier 21 station.
- Notable
- Bolivar Roads is the pilot ground for the Galveston-Texas City Pilots and the Houston Pilots, who together handle traffic bound for the ports of Galveston, Texas City and Houston (USCG / state-commissioned pilots).
