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Little Alligator River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 82
Lat/Lon: near 35 55.826 North/076 01.567 West
Location: off the Alligator River’s western shoreline, west of flashing daybeacon #10
Minimum Depth: 6-foot depths, but entrance channel is unmarked and tricky
Special Comment: Use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended to enter this anchorage safely
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good

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East and South Lake Anchorages
Statute Mile: 82
VariousLat/Lon’s:
35 55.020 North/075 54.875 West (anchorage off mouth of Broad Creek)
35 54.819 North/075 54.341 West (anchorage southeast of Broad Creek)
35 54.904 North/075 53.961 West (anchorage southeast of Boranges Point)
Location: combined entrance to East Lake and South Lake lies along the Alligator River’s easterly shoreline, east of flashing daybeacon #10
Minimum Depth: 5-foot depths, but entrance channel is unmarked
Special Comment: Use of a GPS chartplotter strongly recommended to safely run entrance channel past Lake Point
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good

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Second Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 88
Lat/Lon: 35 51.647 North/076 03.481 West
Location: west of ICW/Alligator River’s flashing daybeacon #18
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to strong southern, eastern and southeastern winds

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The Straits Anchorages
Statute Mile: 98
Lat/Lon:
35 46.030 North/076 03.430 West (anchorage west of Catfish Point)
35 45.982 North/076 03.817 West (anchorage east of Lyons Point)
35 45.905 North/076 04.293 West (anchorage west of Lyons Point)
Location: the creek known as “The Straits” flanks the Alligator River’s western shore, west-northwest of flashing daybeacon #26
Minimum Depth: 5 feet but entrance channel is VERY difficult
Special Comment: GPS chartplotter and cruising guide REQUIRED to make a safe entry into this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient for vessels as large as 36 to 38 feet depending on the particular anchorage chosen
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good

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Alligator River/Deep Point Anchorage
Statute Mile: 102
Lat/Lon: 35 40.268 North/076 03.405 West
Location: east of unlighted daybeacon #43, and east of Deep Point
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, open to eastern and southeastern winds

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Alligator River/Bear Point Anchorage
Statute Mile: 102.5
Lat/Lon: 35 40.592 North/076 04.383 West
Location: north of flashing daybeacon #45, and south of Bear Point
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, only sheltered to the north, northeast and northwest

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Tuckahoe Point Anchorage
Statute Mile: 104
Lat/Lon: 35 40.439 North/076 05.798 West
Location: north of unlighted daybeacon #52
Minimum Depth: 7 feet, but stray just a bit too far north, and you are into 3 foot depths
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to good, a bit open to strong southwestern winds

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Upper Pungo Anchorages
Statute Mile: 127.5
Lat/Lon:
35 33.558 North/076 27.978 West (anchorage north of flashing daybeacon #23)
35 33.718 North/076 28.399 West (anchorage southeast of Styron Creek)
35 34.015 North/076 28.789 West (anchorage east, northeast of Styron Creek)

Location: on the uppermost waters of the Pungo River, abandoned by the ICW, north and northwest of flashing daybeacon #23 and a short jog west of the Alligator River–Pungo River Canal’s shoal-prone southerly entrance
Minimum Depth: 6 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels ranging from 36 to 50 feet depending on particular anchorage chosen
Foul Weather Shelter: Very Good, except easternmost anchorage open to southerly winds

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Scranton Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 130
Lat/Lon: 35 30.548 North/076 28.086 West
Location: off the Pungo River’s southeastern shore, well south-southeast of flashing daybeacon #21
Minimum Depth: 8-foot depths, but numerous unmarked shoals must be bypassed to maintain these depths
Special Comment: GPS chartplotter needed to safely access this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Upper Dowry Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 131.5
Lat/Lon: 35 32.081 North/076 32.046 West
Location: Dowry Creek makes into the northern banks of Pungo River, north, northwest of unlighted daybeacon #15, anchorage lies north of Dowry Creek Marina
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very Good
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Tooleys Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 135
Lat/Lon: 35 32.163 North/076 36.454 West
Location: west of flashing daybeacon #1, just north of Belhaven and Pantego Creek
Minimum Depth: 5 1/2-foot minimum depths
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good protection, but open to easterly winds

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Belhaven/Pantego Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 135.5
Lat/Lon: near 35 31.871 North/076 37.252 West
Location: on the waters of Pantego Creek, west-southwest of unlighted daybeacon #8
Minimum Depth: 9-foot depths
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor; this anchorage is subject to serious rock and roll even in moderate winds

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Pungo Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 136
Lat/Lon: 35 30.392 North/076 39.326 West
Location: on the waters of Pungo Creek, lying west-northwest of the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #8
Minimum Depth: 7-foot depths
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair

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Slade Creek Anchorages
Statute Mile: 140
Lat/Lon:
35 27.553 North/076 33.137 West (anchorage immediately east of the creek’s mouth)
35 27.860 North/076 32.760 West (anchorage north of Church Creek)
35 28.526 North/076 32.056 West (anchorage west of Wood Creek)

Location: the entrance to Slade Creek cuts Pungo River’s eastern shoreline, southeast of unlighted daybeacon #5
Minimum Depth: 7 feet if and only if you can follow the unmarked entrance channel
Special Comment: A GPS chartplotter is NECESSARY for safe entrance into Slade Creek
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels from 30 to 42 feet depending on the particular anchorage chosen
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair on southwesternmost anchorage, and good for other two anchorages farther upstream

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Jordan Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 140
Lat/Lon: 35 27.388 North/076 36.585 West
Location: Jordan Creek lies well to the west-northwest of the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #4, along Pungo River’s westerly banks
Minimum Depth: 4 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but open to easterly winds

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