Sabine Pass is a tidal inlet between the Texas town of Sabine Pass and Cameron Parish in Louisiana, forming the entrance to the Sabine-Neches Waterway and the ports of Port Arthur, Beaumont and Orange. The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.09 ft (0.33 m) at the Sabine Pass North station.
- Type
- Tidal inlet
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Setting
- Between the Texas town of Sabine Pass and Cameron Parish in Louisiana, forming the entrance to the Sabine-Neches Waterway and the ports of Port Arthur, Beaumont and Orange
- Tidal range
- The tide is predominantly diurnal and small, with a mean range of 1.09 ft (0.33 m) at the Sabine Pass North station.
- Notable
- The Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG terminal on the Louisiana side was the first large-scale liquefied-natural-gas export facility in the contiguous United States, shipping its first cargo in February 2016 (FERC / Cheniere Energy).
