Please note that anchorages below are listed in a rough geographic order, moving north to south

Upper Pasquotank River Anchorage
Statute Mile:37
Lat/Lon: near 36 23.260 North/076 17.158 West
Location: west and south of the Pasquotank River, Turners Cut intersection
Minimum Depth: 6½-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 32 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Goat Island Anchorages
Statute Mile: 43.5
Lat/Lon: near 36 20.585 North/076 13.321 West
Location: south and southwest of Goat Island between unlighted daybeacons #13 and #11
Minimum Depth: 6-feet via the southeastern entrance; 5-foot minimum depths via northwestern entrance
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Sawyers Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 46.5
Lat/Lon: near 36 19.463 North/076 10.853 West
Location: off the eastern banks of the Pasquotank River, north of the Camden Railway Bridg
Minimum Depth: 5 1/2-feet, but successful navigation can be difficult
Swing Room:  sufficient room for vessels smaller than 33 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good

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Railroad Bridge Anchroage
Statute Mile: 47.5
Lat/Lon: near 36 18.923 North/076 10.982 West
Location: on the waters of the unnamed creek making into the Pasquotank’s southeastern banks 0.3 nautical mile south-southwest of the charted railroad bridge near the charted position of Camden
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Forbes Bay Anchorage
Statute Mile: 53
Lat/Lon: near 36 17.374 North/076 12.074 West
Location: on the waters of Forbes Bay, along the Pasquotank’s southwestern banks, northwest of flashing daybeacon #7
Minimum Depth: 6-foot minimum depths; reviewed on pages
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to northeastern winds

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Please note that anchorages below are listed in a rough geographic order, moving north to south

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
Minimum Depth: 5-foot minimum depths, but navigation can be difficult
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 (west, southwest of flashing daybeacon #135)
36 17.279 North/075 57.989 West (south of unlighted daybeacon #137)
36 17.172 North/075 57.818 West (southeast of flashing daybeacon #138)

Location: found along the ICW’s western and southerly flanks between unlighted daybeacons #134 and #140
Minimum Depth: 6 foot depths
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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Buck Island Anchorages (Group of three)
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon:
36 16.015 North/075 57.355 West (North of Buck Island and east of flashing daybeacon #153)
36 15.389 North/075 57.252 West (South of Buck Island and east, southeast of flashing daybeacon #155)
36 15.662 North/075 56.822 West (on the southern reaches of the stream feeding from North River to shallow Goose Pond, east of Buck Island
Location: found on the waters lying about the shores of Buck Island southwest of flashing daybeacon #149
Minimum Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet on the anchorages north and south of Buck Island – sufficient room for vessels less than 40 feet on the southern reaches of the stream feeding from North River to shallow Goose Pond
Foul Weather Shelter: Good to Excellent, depending on wind direction

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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
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
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
Minimum Depth: 5 1/2-feet, but correct identification of this anchorage can be difficult
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Please note that anchorages listed below for Albemarle Sound are arranged in a east to west geographic order, following the northern shore of the sound from North River to the Chowan River. Subsequently, anchorages are arranged in geographic order moving west to east, following the southern shore of Albemarle Sound from the Roanoke River to the Scuppernong River

Little River/Deep Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 10.854 North/076 16.518 West
Location: lies near the intersection of Deep Creek and Little River; Deep Creek pierces the western shores of Little River, opposite Trueblood Point
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, partially open to northern, eastern and northeastern winds

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Sutton Creek/Perquimans River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 10.186 North/076 23.546 West
Location: Sutton Creek cuts into the northeastern banks of the Perquimans River, northwest of charted White Hat Landing
Minimum Depth: 4 to 5 feet
Special Note: favor eastern banks at the southern entrance to Sutton Creek, and drop the hook on the wider, southerly portion of this stream before it begins to narrow
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but open to strong southerly winds

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Racoon Creek/Perquimans River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 11.308 North/076 27.639 West
Location: anchorage lies on the northern waters of Raccoon Creek, west of Crows Point and east of Hertford
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Special Note: Your vessel must be able to clear a 33-foot fixed bridge to access this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to poor, open to northern, northeastern and northwestern winds

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Hertford/Perquimans River Downstream Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 11.758 North/076 28.154 West
Location: on the southerly section of the long, straight stretch of water, north of the Perquiman’s first charted turn to the north, upstream of the swing bridge
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Special Note: Your vessel must be able to clear a 33-foot fixed bridge to access this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good; only unusually strong northern winds will give any sort of problem

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Hertford/Perquimans River Upstream Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 12.219 North/076 27.989 West
Location: on the southerly section of the long, straight stretch of water, north of the Perquiman’s first charted turn to the north, upstream of the swing bridge
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Special Note: Your vessel must be able to clear a 33-foot fixed bridge to access this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for a 40-footer
Foul Weather Shelter: a good foul weather hidey-hole

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Yeopim Creek/Yeopim River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 05.564 North/076 25.080 West
Location: lies north of Abemarle Plantation Marina, and south of the twin, charted 4-foot soundings
Minimum Depth: 4 1/2 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, unless strong southern winds are the offing

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