Georgia Anchorages – AICW, Jekyll Creek to St. Marys River (Statute Mile 680 to 712)
Please Note That Anchorages Below Are Listed in Rough Geographic Format, Moving North to South
Please Note That Anchorages Below Are Listed in Rough Geographic Format, Moving North to South
ICW Alternate Route Anchorages
Statute Mile: 686
Lat/Lon:
31 01.396 North/081 29.401 West (anchorage on Umbrella Creek, west, northwest of unlighted daybeacon #A4)
31 01.002 North/081 28.569 West (anchorage on Umbrella creek, east and south of unlighted daybeacon #A2
30 59.932 North/081 29.421 West (anchorage on Dover Creek, south of unlighted daybeacon #A10)
Location: Northern entrance to the Alternate ICW/Umbrella Creek route cuts south from the Little Satilla River, at flashing daybeacon #1A; Southern entrnace to the Alternate ICW/Umbrella Creek route strikes west, northwest at the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #40
Minimum Depth: 4 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Poor
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Floyd Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 695.5
Lat/Lon: 30 55.464 North/081 28.195 West
Location: just inside the southeasterly mouth of Floyd Creek, west, northwest of the ICW’s unlighted daybeacon #40
Minimum Depth: 11 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but open to strong southeastern and northwestern winds
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Waterway Anchorage
Statute Mile: 693
Lat/Lon: near 30 56.424 North/081 25.960 West
Location: on the charted patch of deep water north and east of flashing daybeacon #37
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor; fair weather anchorage ONLY
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Brickhill River Northern Anchorage
Statute Mile: 696 (northern entrance from the ICW)
Lat/Lon: 30 53.191 North/081 27.726 West
Location: Brickhill River runs southeast between the Waterway’s unlighted daybeacon #40 and flashing daybeacon #41
Minimum Depth: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels up to 50 feet on anchorage between the creek’s southeasterly mouth, and the charted split moving upstream, and up to 42 feet on southwestern fork anchorage
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, except open to western, and southwestern winds
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Shellbine Creek Anchorages
Statute Mile: 698
Lat/Lon:
30 54.673 North/081 29.550 West (anchorage between the creek’s southeasterly mouth, and the charted split moving upstream)
30 54.679 North/081 29.830 West (anchorage on southwestern fork of Shellbine Creek)
Location: Shellbine Creek cuts into the Waterway’s mainland (northwesterly) shoreline north of flashing daybeacon #43
Minimum Depth: 7-feet, but a GPS chartplotter would be ever so useful in bypassing a large, unmarked shoal flanking the entrance’s western entrance point
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels up to 50 feet on anchorage between the creek’s southeasterly mouth, and the charted split moving upstream, and up to 42 feet on southwestern fork anchorage
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair on anchorage between the creek’s southeasterly mouth, and the charted split moving upstream, and Very Good on southwestern fork anchorage
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Delaroche Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 702
Lat/Lon: near 30 51.588 North/081 30.208 West
Location: northwest of the Waterway’s flashing daybeacon #58), just east of the charted split in Delaroche Creek
Minimum Depth: 11-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good
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Anchored here 4-7-10 with SE wind so went a little farther than indicated on chart above. By dropping the hook just beyond the split we had plenty of room to be blown to the north west and shallower depths. Dropped the hook at N30 51.653, W081 30.308 in 12.5 ft at high tide but boat was in 15.5 ft. Easy to get in and close to the waterway.
Brickhill River Southern Anchorage
Statute Mile: 704
Lat/Lon: 30 51.576 North/081 28.051 West
Location: southern mouth of Brickhill River cuts into the eastern flank of the AICW south of marker #60
Depth: 9+ feet (Be SURE to read “Navigational Detail” below to maintain these depths)
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Holding Ground Evaluation: excellent
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent, only unusually strong northwesterly winds might be a problem
Dinghy Dock Access: small US Park Service dock and beach near Plum Orchard Plantation can serve as a dinghy landing
Pet Friendly: pets can be taken ashore at dinghy dock or small beach near Plum Orchard Plantation
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Northern Crooked River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 704
Lat/Lon: 30 50.641 North/081 29.593 West
Location: Northern branch of Crooked River lies west of flashing daybeacon #63A
Minimum Depth: 7-feet, but use of a GPS chartplotter is STRONGLY recommended to avoid unmarked shoals along the river’s path
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to poor; open to eastern and western winds
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Southern Crooked River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 706
Lat/Lon: 30 49.511 North/081 30.094 West
Location: southern section of Crooked River intersects the ICW south of unlighted daybeacon #70
Minimum Depth: 12 feet, but use of a GPS chartplotter is strongly recommended to avoid unmarked shoals flanking the rivers’ southeasterly entrance
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair’ open to southeastern and northwestern winds
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Dungeness Greyfield Channel Anchorage
Statute Mile: 711.5
Lat/Lon: 30 46.235 North/081 28.240 West
Location: on the wide channel running west of Cumberland Island, northeast of the ICW’s flashing buoy #34
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair; open to northern southern and southwestern winds
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We enjoy all the anchorages at Cumberland, especially the remote ones….
Thanks to Mike and Mary for sharing about this special anchorage.
Here is ours …. http://ontheofficewautoteacher.blogspot.com/2013_05_01_archive.html
We stayed here for three nights, November 18-20. We rate it as the best reason to deploy the dinghy anywere on the ICW. The holding was great, there was plenty of room – there were 15 sailboats plus multiple powerboats at one point during our stay – using many different parts of the anchorage. It would probably hold twice that many.
Going ashore and walking to the beach with our picnic (honor charge, $4/person, worth every penny) was one of the highlights of our trip south.
There is reasonable protection from the east, less so from the west, and relatively little from north and south, but if you are well set you would be okay.
Great anchorage and spot to visit. We visited the island and would like to do it again on the next trip.
Holding was good for us despite reports of problems by other cruisers. We experienced a calm anchoring, but the anchorage is exposed to just about all wind directions. Wind with opposing current could make for a bumpy time.
Kittiwake, a Cape Doty 28 with CQR #25, and 25 feet 3/8″ chain, had no problem holding there, with a little opposing tide/wind – the island off port bow gives some nice protection from N, and bugs can blow off as well. The Cumberland Island ferry was extremely polite, slowing down as she past, as did the hotel boat.
North River Anchorages
Statute Mile: 712.5
Lat/Lon:
30 43.937 North/081 31.353 West (anchorage in body of hairpin turn to the west)
30 44.323 North/081 32.369 West (anchorage north of pulp mill)
Location: North River divides the northern shores of the St. Marys River, north of flashing daybeacon #3
Minimum Depth: 8-feet, but use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended to help avoid uncharted shoals shelving out from North River’s shoreline
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet in the anchorage in body of hairpin turn to the west and enough room for vessels up to 36 feet in the anchorage north of pulp mill
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, particularly for the more upstream anchorage
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St. Marys River Anchorages
Statute Mile: 712.5
Lat/Lon:
30 42.427 North/081 32.273 West (anchorage southwest of flashing daybeacon #10)
30 43.172 North/081 32.881 West (anchorage abeam of St. Marys (village) waterfront
Location: located along the length of St. Marys River between flashing daybeacon #10 and the St. Marys village waterfront
Minimum Depth: 11-feet
Special Comment: Those making use of the anchorage southwest of flashing daybeacon #10 should be sure to anchor south of the channel’s centerline, AND show a bright anchor light!
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 to 55 feet depending on the particular anchorage chosen
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor for anchorage southwest of flashing daybeacon #10, and Fair for anchorage abeam of St. Marys (village) waterfront
Rating: (downstream anchorage)
(anchorage abeam of St. Marys village waterfront)
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