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Statute Mile: 415.5
Lat/Lon: Near 33 11.564 North/079 16.703 West
Location: on the waters of Minim Creek hard by the southern foot of the Minim Creek Canal, just south of flashing daybeacon #4
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but marsh grass shores do not render sufficient shelter in really heavy weather

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Statute Mile: 415.4
Lat/Lon: Near 33 11.388 North/079 16.376 West
Location: off the ICW’s southeastern flank northeast of unlighted daybeacon #5
Minimum Depth: 7 to 7 1/2 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair; open to southern and northerly winds

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Statute Mile: 416
Lat/Lon: Near 33 11.114 North/079 16.602 West
Location: off the ICW’s southeastern flank northeast of unlighted daybeacon #5
Minimum Depth: 8 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor; open to southwestern and northeastern winds

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Statute Mile: 417.5
Lat/Lon: 33 10.178 North/079 17.467 West
Location: the seward side branch of the North Santee River intersects the Waterway southwest of flashing daybeacon #15
Minimum Depth: 7 ½ to 8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 48 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Poor; open to southerly winds

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Statute Mile: 417.5
Lat/Lon: 33 10.665 North/079 18.629 West
Location: the mainland branch of the North Santee River intersects the Waterway southwest of flashing daybeacon #15
Minimum Depth: 7 ½ to 8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but open to southeastern and northwestern winds

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Statute Mile: 417.5, but located well off the Waterway
Lat/Lon: 33 12.484 North/079 22.975 West
Location: on the waters of North Santee River’s mainland branch, just southeast of the twin Highway 17 fixed, 29-foot bridges
Minimum Depth: 7 ½ to 8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent unless unusually strong winds are blowing from the southeast

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Statute Mile: 420
Lat/Lon:
33 09.185 North/079 19.605 West (Anchorage northeast of Brown Island)
33 09.278 North/079 21.177 West (Anchorage west of Brown Island)
Location: the ICW crosses the path of the South Santee River southwest of flashing daybeacon 22
Minimum Depth: 7-feet if and only if you can keep to the unmarked channel
Special Comment: a GPS chartplotter would be very helpful in safely accessing these anchorages
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 39 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but upstream anchorage is wide open to northwesterly winds

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Awendaw Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 435.5
Lat/Lon: 33 02.070 North/079 32.307 West
Location: main entrance to the creek cuts south, just west of AICW marker #47 – BE SURE to enter this anchorage ONLY by way of its easternmost (northernmost) mouth
Minimum Depth: 6 feet, but use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended to help avoid several charted, but unmarked shoals as the creek’s primary entrance swings to the east
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to strong easterly blows

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Statute Mile: 439
Lat/Lon: near 33 00.615 North/079 35.340 West
Location: Graham Creek cuts the southeastern shores of the ICW near unlighted daybeacon #64
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, unless particularly strong winds are blowing from the south

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Statute Mile: 448
Lat/Lon: near 32 53.964 North/079 39.991 West
Location: Price Creek makes into the Waterway’s southeastern banks, southwest of flashing daybeacon #84
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, open to northwestern and southwesterly winds

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Statute Mile: 451.5
Lat/Lon: near 32 52.308 North/079 42.867 West
Location: creek cuts the northwestern banks of the Waterway northeast of flashing daybeacon #96Minimum Depth: 10-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, except surrounding marsh grass shores do not offer sufficient shelter for especially heavy weather

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Statute Mile: 452
Lat/Lon: near 32 51.899 North/079 43.256 West
Location: northeast of the Waterway’s flashing daybeacon #99
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: enough room for boats as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, but open to southwesterly winds

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Statute Mile: 455
Lat/Lon:
32 49.866 North/079 45.632 West (Anchorage on central branch of Dewees Creek, west of this stream’s intersection with Long Creek)
32 49.503 North/079 45.175 West (Anchorage on Long Creek)
32 50.299 North/079 44.788 West (Anchorge on unnamed, northern branch of Dewees Creek, west of the Long Creek intersection
Location: Dewees Creek crosses the Waterway to the south of unlighted daybeacon #109
Minimum Depth: 8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 to 40 feet depending on particular anchorage chosen
Foul Weather Shelter: Protection: Fair to Good; marsh grass shores do not offer enough shelter for particularly heavy weather

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Statute Mile: 459
Lat/Lon: near 32 47.280 North/079 47.517 West
Location: Hamlin Creek cuts the AICW’s southern banks West-southwest of unlighted daybeacon #117
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair; open to southwesterly winds

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Statute Mile: 460
Lat/Lon: near 32 47.753 North/079 48.638 West
Location: Swinton Creek makes into the Wateway’s northern banks, west of flashing daybeacon #118
Minimum Depth: 5 feet, but you must successfully avoid several uncharted and unmarked shoals at the creek’s entrance
Swing Room: sufficient room for boats as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but marsh grass shores do offer enough shelter for particularly heavy weather

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Statute Mile: 461
Lat/Lon: near 32 47.120 North/079 49.504 West
Location: Inlet Creek lies off the Waterway’s northern banks immediately west of unlighted daybeacon #119
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for boasts as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but a bit slightly open to the north and south

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Statute Mile: 461.5
Lat/Lon: near 32 46.845 North/079 49.925 West
Location: Conch Creek crosses the ICW just north of unlighted daybeacon #121
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: only enough room boats as large as 32 feet (tight!)
Foul Weather Shelter: Good

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