On 4/30/13, as part of a South Carolina Wish List, we posed the following question:

Statute Mile 570 – What were your experiences with the shoaling at the southern foot of the Ramshorn Creek section of the AICW, near marker #40? What was the best track you discovered to keep to good depths?

Responses follow:

Status quo prevails. As of 4/23. 2013, no significant changes over past 2 – 3 years.
Jim
Peg and Jim Healy aboard Sanctuary

We traveled through Ramshorn Creek on 11/12/12. We got a heads up that the red mark at the south end was missing and that we should hug the green mark. We did so and got through without trouble. However, we did see another boat hard aground that appeared to have tried to stay in the middle. The missing red mark must have disoriented them. It was near low tide when we went through, and it was obvious, with so much of his rudder and keel out of the water, that this boat would be there for hours. We travel on a Beneteau 36CC sailboat with 5.5 ft. draft.
Bob & Sandra
Carpe Diem

The best guideline is to hug the shoreline. It’s especially treacherous when you are southbound. As you emerge from Ramshorn creek into the larger river, it’s tempting to angle out into the center of the river. DON’T. Hug the shore line initially until you’re well past the growing shallow spit.
Rapid Roy, S/V “Gideon”

Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the AICW’s Route Through Southern Ramshorn Creek