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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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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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

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(anchorage abeam of St. Marys village waterfront)

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