Port_of
Sacramento
California,_U.S.A.

Facilities and Navigation Channel
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over_head Navigation Channel (dimensions/description)

Bottom Width:
River, 300 ft (92 m);Ship Channel, 200 ft (61 m).

Length:
Golden Gate Bridge to Harbor: 79 nautical miles (128 km).

Depth:
30 feet (9.1 meters) (Call for current conditions)

Air Draft:
135 ft (41 m), Railroad bridge, Antioch, California.

Ships access the Port of Sacramento through San Francisco Bay and passage up the Sacramento River and the Sacramento deep water channel.
The ship channel is 43 miles (69 km) long and its project depth is 30 feet (9.1 meters). This provides a direct and unrestricted passage to the Port.

Facilities Descriptions:
A: COVERED STORAGE:
  • Warehouse "A": One 60,000 ton capacity flat bulk warehouse with six bins
  • Warehouse "C": One 15,000 ton capacity flat bulk warehouse with two bins
  • Warehouse "G": One 42,000 square foot general cargo warehouse
  • Warehouse "D" & "E": Two 100,000 ton capacity flat warehouses
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B: PIER 1 RICE ELEVATOR:
  • The only bulk milled rice facility at a West Coast Port.
  • Cargo: Bulk white, brown and rough or paddy rice
  • Berths: 1; Length: 600 feet; Project Depth: 35 feet
  • Rail Service
  • Facilities: 22,000 ton storage elevator with 3 bulk shiploader spouts
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C: WHARF 2:
  • Cargo: General cargo, bagged rice, newsprint, break bulk cargo
  • Berths: 1; Length: 600 feet; Project Depth: 35 feet
  • Rail Service
  • Facilities: Two transit sheds, with a total of 172,800 square feet under roof
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D: PIER 5 - GRAIN & BULK:
  • Cargo: Miscellaneous Mineral and Industrial Bulk; wheat, safflower and other grains
  • Berths: 1; Length: 600 feet; Project Depth: 35 feet
  • Facilities: Port operates a bulk shiploader which connects with 100,000 ton bulk storage. The Port also operates and a 30,000 ton grain storage elevator which has its own separate shiploader.
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E: WHARF 6 - OPEN APRON:
  • Cargo: General cargo, logs, heavy lifts, containers, sling bagged rice, packaged lumber
  • Berths: 1; Length: 600 feet; Project Depth: 35 feet
  • Double Track Rail Service Front and Back
  • Facilities: 6 acres storage shipside
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F: WHARF 7:
  • Cargo: General cargo, bagged rice, newsprint, fertilizer
  • Berths: 1; Length: 600 feet; Project Depth: 35 feet
  • Double Track Rail Service Front and Back
  • Rail Car Depressors
  • Facilities: One transit shed with 86,400 square feet under roof
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G: Building "G"
  • One transit shed 42,000 square feet
  • Lumber, Bagged Rice, General Cargo
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H: PIER 8:
  • Cargo: Bulk wood chips, bulk and jumbo bagged fertilizer
  • Berths: 1; Length: 600 feet; Project Depth: 35 feet
  • Rail Service
  • Facilities: Multipurpose bulk shiploader connects through a fixed conveyor system to 200,000 ton covered storage and 650,000 ton open storage for either import or export cargo.
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I: OPEN BULK STORAGE:
  • Twenty Four acres of paved, open storage; 650,000 ton capacity.
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J: BULK WAREHOUSES:
  • Flat storage for 125,000 tons of cargo
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K: MAIN GATE:
  • One-quarter mile from transcontinental Interstate 50 Freeway. Entire terminal area is completely fenced and posted with 24-hour security and patrol surveillance.
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L: BAGGER & WAREHOUSE:
  • Cargo Capability: Fertilizer; minerals; granular materials
  • Rail Service
  • Facilities: Bagger loads 50 to 80 pound sacks from covered bulk warehouse
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M: RAIL
  • Marshaling yard with 200 car capacity
  • One rail car tipper and several receiving pits inside the terminal
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N: OPEN AREA:
  • 50 acres, available for development.
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O: RAIL CAR TIPPING AND RECEIVING PIT:
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P: DOME WAREHOUSES:
  • Two 9,500 ton capacity dome buildings with bottom reclaim
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Q: BULK GRAIN ELEVATOR:
  • 30,000-ton storage capacity (1,250,000 bushel capacity, 1,500-ton drying capacity daily). Operated by the Port.
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R: PORT PROPERTY FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT: Back to Map
S: PORT OWNED OFF PORT WAREHOUSES:
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Port of Sacramento
1110 West Capitol Ave., 1st Floor
West Sacramento, CA 95691-2717
Phone: (916) 371-8000
Fax: (916) 372-4802
Port Manager - Email
(click on the name to e-mail)
Mike Luken

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