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Upper North River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 52.5
Lat/Lon: 36 18.540 North/075 58.856 West
Location:found on the upper reaches of the North River, abandoned by the Waterway and west of the gap between the ICW’s unlighted daybeacons #129 and #132
Depth: 5-feet, but navigation can be difficult
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Swing Room: Not recommended for vessels larger than 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to easterly winds

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ICW Anchorages (Group of Three)
Statute Mile: 54
Lat/Lon: 36 17.404 North/075 58.151 West
Location: found along the ICW’s western and southerly flanks, west, southwest of marker #135
Depth: 6 foot depths
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, except during times of strong northerly winds

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ICW Anchorage Center
Statute Mile: 54
Lat/Lon: 36 17.279 North/075 57.989 West
Location: found along the ICW’s western and southerly flanks south of marker #137
Depth: 6 foot depths
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, except during times of strong northerly winds

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ICW Anchorage South
Statute Mile: 54
Lat/Lon: 36 17.172 North/075 57.818 West
Location: found along the AICW’s western and southerly flanks, southeast of flashing daybeacon #138
Depth: 6 foot depths
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, except during times of strong northerly and northeastelry winds

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North Buck Island Anchorage
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon: 36 16.015 North/075 57.355 West
Location: found on the waters lying abutting the northern shores of Buck Island southwest of flashing daybeacon #149
Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good to Excellent, except in fresh northerly winds

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Buck Island Anchorages (Group of three)
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon: 36 15.389 North/075 57.252 West
Location: lies south of Buck Island and east, southeast of flashing daybeacon #155)
Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, unless winds over 10 knots are blowing from the south

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Buck Island/Goose Pond Anchorage
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon: 36 15.662 North/075 56.822 West
Location: lies on the southern reaches of the stream feeding from North River to shallow Goose Pond, east of Buck Island
Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels less than 40 feet in length
Foul Weather Shelter: Good to Excellent, unless strong southern winds are in the offing

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Lutz Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 59
Lat/Lon: near 36 14.652 North/075 55.306 West
Location: west of Lutz Creek’s western mouth. This stream makes into the eastern banks of North River east of flashing daybeacon #159
Depth: 6-feet
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to southwestern, western and northwester winds

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Broad Creek Anchorage (off North River)
Statute Mile: 61
Lat/Lon:: near 36 12.158 North/075 57.729 West
Location: Broad Creek cuts into North River’s western shoreline opposite flashing daybeacon #164
Depth: 5 1/2-feet, but correct identification of this anchorage can be difficult
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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