SC Anchorages – Stono River to North Edisto River (Statute Mile 473 to 496)
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Wappoo Creek – Elliott Cut Anchorage
Statute Mile: 471
Lat/Lon: 32 45.896 North/079 58.886 West
Location: found along the Wappoo Creek’s southern shoreline, east of unlighted daybeacon #9
Minimum Depth: 10-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: ExcellentRating:
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Lower Stono River Anchorages (off the AICW)
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Abbapoola Creek Anchorage (off the AICW)
Abbapoola Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 40.414 North/080 00.427 West
Location: Abbapoola Creek cuts into the western banks of the Stono River, south of marker #6; anchorage lies just short of the creek’s first sharp bend to the south
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good in all but strong easterly windsRating:
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Green Creek Anchorage (off the AICW)
Green Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 39.102 North/080 00.422 West
Location: Green Creek makes into the eastern shore of Stono River south of unlighted daybeacon #3.
Minimum Depth: 5 1/2 feet if and only if you can avoid a host of unmarked shoals at the creek’s entrance from Stono River
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 32 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good
Special Note: entry into this stream is tricky and complicated, courtesy of several unmarked shoals at the creek’s westerly entrance from Stono River; the use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended, and, even then, we do NOT suggest Green Creek for vessels that draw more then 4 feetRating:
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Kiawah River Anchorage (off the AICW)
Kiawah River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 37.111 North/080 05.789 West
Location: Kiawah River intersects the Stono on the western banks near its inlet. Unlighted daybeacon #A; anchorage lies on the wide swath of deep water just west of the charted 1 foot shoal, also west of the charted `Ramp’ on Kiawah Islnad to the south
Minimum Depth: 18 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor, fair weather, light air anchorage onlyRating:
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Bass Creek Lower Anchorage (off the AICW)
Bass Creek Lower Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 37.531 North/080 00.699 West
Location: Bass Creek is found along the Stono’s southwestern banks south, southeast of unlighted daybeacon #2; this anchorage lies soon after the stream takes its first sharp swing to the west, south of its mouth,
Minimum Depth: 7 feet, BUT be advised that unmarked shoals flank the entrance to Bass Creek from the Stono River; stick scrupulously to the centerline
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very goodRating:
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Bass Creek Upper Anchorage (off the AICW)
Bass Creek Upper Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 37.566 North/080 01.100 West
Location: Bass Creek is found along the Stono’s southwestern banks south, southeast of unlighted daybeacon #2; this anchorage lies in the knuckle-like turn to the southwest, where chart 11522 indicates a sounding of 21 feet
Minimum Depth: 7 feet BUT be advised that unmarked shoals flank the entrance to Bass Creek from the Stono River; stick scrupulously to the centerline
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: ExcellentRating:
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Folly Creek Lower Anchorage (off the AICW)
Folly Creek Lower Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 39.930 North/079 57.593 West
Location: on the waters of Folly Creek southeast of the charted marsh island (itself north of the Cutoff Reach intersection)
Minimum Depth: 10 feet, HOWEVER the entrance to Folly River (leading to Folly Creek) from the Stono River is subject to continual shoaling and remarking – no guarantees as to what depths you will find at this entrance
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, except in strong northwestern and southeastern windsRating:
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Folly Creek Middle Anchorage (off the AICW)
Folly Creek Middle Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 40.316 North/079 58.397 West
Location: anchorage lies along the body of the long hairpin loop northwest of the charted marsh island
Minimum Depth: 18 to 27 feet, BUT the entrance to Folly River (leading to Folly Creek) from the Stono River is subject to continual shoaling and remarking – no guarantees as to what depths you will find at this entrance
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very goodRating:
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Folly Creek Upper Anchorage (off the AICW)
Folly Creek Upper Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 40.453 North/079 57.790 West
Location: lies on the straight stretch of the upper Folly Creek, short of its turn to the northeast and approach to the charted 10 foot bridge
Minimum Depth: 15 feet, HOWEVER the entrance to Folly River (leading to Folly Creek) from the Stono River is subject to continual shoaling and remarking – no guarantees as to what depths you will find at this entrance
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, except in particularly strong northwestern and southeastern windsRating:
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AICW Anchorages, Stono River to North Edisto River (Statute Mile 473 to 496)
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Stono River – Elliott Cut Anchorages
Stono River – Elliott Cut Anchorages
Statute Mile: 472.5
Lat/Lon:
32 46.085 North/080 00.234 West (anchorage northwest of Elliott Cut’s westerly mouth)
32 45.908 North/080 00.126 West (anchorage south, southwest of Elliott Cut’s westerly mouth
Location: vessels can anchor on the charted deep waters north and south of Wappoo Creek’“Elliott Cut’s westerly mouth
Minimum Depth: 12-feet
Special Note: be ready for strong tidal currents in these anchorages
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Poor; only sheltered from eastern, southeastern and northeastern winds
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Church Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 487.5
Lat/Lon: 32 42.423 North/080 10.582 West
Location: Church Creek lies east of the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #77
Minimum Depth: 10 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, but open to strong easterly windsRating:
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Comments from Cruisers (9)
- Reply to Charlie
9-21-18. Back on anchor in Church Creek- East off ICW at about mm487. Went pretty far in and anchored in about 7′ low tide. 33# plough anchor and let out 50′ chain plust another 10-15′ rode. More than enuf swing room. In the top 5 of our favorite places to anchor– been here much more than a dozen times. Good verizon signal, lot of air tv channels, no where to walk dog, etc. medium wind protection. Just a beautiful place.
- Reply to Charlie
spent 2 nights here, 6-11 & 12-10. Very nice and peaceful. Straight off the ICW- East from green 77 at about 487.5mm. Anchored off the small dock- only one. Seems like excellent holding. Beautiful sunrise. This is definately going into our log book as a favorite stop. Would have good protection from SW wind. Otherwise more of a fair weather anchorage.
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Toogoodoo Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 495
Lat/Lon: 32 40.160 North/080 17.436 West
Location: on the waters of Toogoodoo Creek’s mid-width where the charted high ground borders the southeastern shoreline, well southeast of the split
Minimum Depth: 13-foot depths but successful entrance from the North Edisto River/ICW requires bypassing two unmarked shoals
Special Comment: Use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended to facilitate safe entry into Toogoodoo Creek
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, but open to strong southeastern and northwestern windsRating:
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Tom Point Creek Anchorages
Statute Mile: 495.5
Lat/Lon:
32 38.752 North/080 16.599 West (anchorage in body of first turn to the southwest)
32 38.930 North/080 17.678 West (upstream anchorage)
Location: Tom Point Creek cuts the western shores of North Edisto River, well south, southwest of flashing daybeacon #102
Minimum Depth: 7+-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, particularly on downstream anchorageRating:
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Comments from Cruisers (9)
- Reply to Randall
We have enjoyed very nice, quiet and dark time with good holding on the lower Tom's Creek anchorage…
blew two days with max fifty plus kts and avg thirty forty kts.
Yeah, the "shoaling" at low tide is more like a sharp mud ridge about 30' from upstream bank…
located at second major bend and appears after tide drops two of the usual six feet.
The downstream bank has soft mud also with depths to thirty feet.
Would prefer to have a close shave with swinging into the downstream bank, if I had the choice.
The dolphins really seem to have a good feeding routine here.
This is basically the east side of Ace Basin, right?!
If you like wilderness, here is quiet…
S/V Good Karma - Reply to Charlie
9-18-18 To Tom Point Crk. About mm496 east off ICW. Turns out been there before and really like it. Went in further- past big bend to starboard in about 9′ about mid tide. Not strong current, good holding- 33# plough, 40′ chain, never moved. Plenty of swing room for our 34′ boat. Mud on anchor but washed right off. NO boat traffic. Easy in/out- just stay in middle channel. Did not see any place for walking dog. Beautiful secluded spot. Would be great for foul weather- much better than the anchorage closer to ICW. A favorite anchorage!
- Reply to Charlie
5-1-16 Anchored in Tom Point Creek just past MM 495. Easy in and out. In about 8′, good holding and plenty room for other boats, but were none. 3-4 bars on Verizon–great views!! Tide current usual.
Charlie and Jackie on Traveler. - Reply to Dick
We pulled into Tom Point Creek on 4/27/10. It has been a blustery day and we had to run 2+ miles upstream before we found a spot with trees to block the gusting wind. We dropped the hook and were joined shortly by two other boats, one upstream and one down stream.
Holding was good, and we spent a quiet evening. Not much local traffic.
Captain Dick Litchfield - Reply to John
Our favorite anchorage in SC. If you go to the third turn (way up the creek) then there is a bar that is exposed at low tide. Be careful, but just before it is our favorite place to stop. A few small bass boats may come by from time to time, but that is no big deal. Also, the dolphins are great many times.
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Lower North Edistor River Anchorages (off the AICW)
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Steamboat Creek Anchorage (off the AICW)
Statute Mile: 496.5
Lat/Lon: 32 36.297 North/080 17.099 West
Location: Steamboat Creek cuts the southwestern banks of the North Edisto River, southeast of the ICW/Dawho River; anchorage lies northeast of the charted position of Steamboat Landing
Minimum Depth: 8+-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very Good in all but strong northeasterly windsRating:
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Westbank Creek Anchorages (off the AICW)
Statute Mile: 496.5
Lat/Lon:
32 35.641 North/080 14.677 West (anchorage abeam of Cassina Point Plantation)
32 35.771 North/080 14.905 West (anchorage abeam of Oak Island Plantation)
Location: Westbank Creek fronts onto the southwestern banks of North Edisto River some 2.3 nautical miles southeast of Dawho River/ICW
Minimum Depth: 5 ½ +-foot depths
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels between 34 and 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: ExcellentRating:
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Leadenwah Creek Southern Anchorage (off the AICW)
Leadenwah Creek Southern Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 32 37.451 North/080 13.276 West
Location: Leadenwah Creek cuts the northeastern banks of the North Edisto directly across the river from Westbank Creek; this anchorage lies between the first fork in the creek and the main stream’s next turn to the east
Minimum Depth: 8 feet, BUT numerous unmarked shoals are found in Leadenwah Creek, and the use of a GPS chartplotter is strongly encouraged to help avoid these hazards
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to good, somewhat open to strong northern windsRating:
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Comments from Cruisers (3)
Behind the island in the Wapoo Cut is about the best [anchorage near Charleston] – and you can dinghy to the Charleston Crab House restaurant and walk a half mile to a Piggly Wiggly and a Subway and a liquor store – though not necessarily in that order. You can dock temporarily at the City Marina for $5 an hour but the overnight transient rate is outrageous unless you are of mega-yacht status.
Captain Arnold
Anchored here again 4-13-10. The mooring ball is gone so we anchored closer to the west end in 14 feet of water near low tide. Pretty good protection from wakes.
Anchored here September 23 (and have before) just about at the large pole that says Freddy, Freddy, Good anchorage but always have the concern of being blown either towards the grass island or over toward the docks. There is a mooring buoy right in the middle of the curve that restricts where one can anchor.