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Statute Mile: 538
Lat/Lon: near 32 25.091 North/080 40.628 West
Location: lies on the waters east of the charted marsh island, which is itself, east of flashing daybeacon #214
Minimum Depth: 10-feet, if and only if you enter from the south
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair; open to southern and southeastern winds

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Statute Mile: 542
Lat/Lon: near 32 22.540 North/080 42.063 West
Location: on the waters of Battery Creek (northeast of the AICW’s flashing buoy #41) , west of unlighted daybeacon #47
Minimum Depth: 15 to 22 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to good; open to southeastern and western winds

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Statute Mile: 544.5
Lat/Lon: near 32 22.556 North/080 37.977 West
Location: on the waters of Cowen Creek, immediately southwest of this stream’s juncture with Distant Island Creek
Minimum Depth: 15+ foot depths, but you must negotiate several unmarked shoals between Beaufort River and the anchorage to maintains these soundings
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but open to strong southwesterly winds

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Statute Mile: 553.50—northerly entrance
Lat/Lon:
32 15.407 North/080 44.565 West (northern anchorage)
32 15.162 North/080 44.684 West (southern anchorage)
Location: along the easternmost branch or Skull Creek south of the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #6
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room:
sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet in northern anchorage
Sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet in southern anchorage
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but northern anchorage is open to strong northerly winds

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Statute Mile: 558
Lat/Lon:
32 14.410 North/080 47.021 West (anchorage south of Buzzard Island)
32 15.527 North/080 46.351 West (anchorage southwest of unlighted daybeacon #8)
Location: on the waters of Mackay Creek between this stream’s intersection with northern Calibogue Sound and its northern juncture with the Chechessee River
Minimum Depth: 6 feet, but there are many unmarked shoals flanking the channel
Special Comment: Your vessel must be able to clear a 25-foot fixed bridge to access these anchorages, and the use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended when navigating these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter:
Good for southerly anchorage, but open to southern winds
Excellent for northerly anchorage

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Statute Mile: 559
Lat/Lon: near 32 12.587 North/080 46.208 West
Location: on the eastern shores of northern Calibogue Sound, south of Jenkins Islands and east of flashing daybeacon #1
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, but open to westerly winds, and surrounding marsh grass shores do not give sufficient shelter in especially heavy weather

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Statute Mile: 563.5
Lat/Lon: near 32 10.666 North/080 48.163 West
Location: on the broad and charted but unmarked channel northwest of Middle Marsh Island, north of unlighted daybeacon #30
Minimum Depth: 12+ feet, but an extensive unmarked shoal must be bypassed
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair; open to southwestern and northeaster winds

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Statute Mile: 563.5
Lat/Lon: near 32 10.593 North/080 49.404 West
Location: off Calibogue Sound’s northwestern banks well west of unlighted daybeacon #30
Minimum Depth: 7-feet, but unmarked shoals at creek’s entrance must be successfully bypassed
Special Comment: Use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended to safely enter this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good

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