NC Anchorages – AICW, Southport to Calabash (Statute Mile 309 to 343)
Posted by Claiborne | Posted on 09-18-2009
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Please Note That Anchorages Below Are Listed in Rough Geographic Format, Moving North to South
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ OUR DISCLAIMER!
Please Note That Anchorages Below Are Listed in Rough Geographic Format, Moving North to South
Statute Mile: 310
Lat/Lon: near 33 55.223 North/078 02.661 West
Location: Dutchman Creek guards the Waterway’s northern shore just west of unlighted daybeacon #5
Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but entrance poses some navigational challenges
Special Note: Favor the easterly shoreline as you enter this stream. As the stream begins its charted turn to the northwest, immediately cruise back to the mid-width and anchor. Farther upstream, the bottom shelves upto 4-foot levels.
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good
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Statute Mile: 342
Lat/Lon: near 33 52.353 North/078 34.176 West
Location: off the eastern shores of Calabash Creek between Calabash Creek’s unlighted daybeacons #2 and #3
Minimum Depth: 4 feet
Special Comment – the southern entrance into Calabash Creek is shoaling, and this problem will probably worsen at time goes forward
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent
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