54. Jack Point – Gasparilla Island Anchorage
Statute Mile 29
Lat/Lon: near 26 45.792 North/082 15.196 West
Location: found in the mid-width of the large cove, west of the ICW’s unlighted daybeacon #5
Minimum Depth: 4 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good, but open to southern and southeastern winds

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55. Peekins Ranch Cove Anchorage
Statute Mile 32
Lat/Lon: near 26 47.842 North/082 16.168 West
Location: lies west of flashing daybeacon #13
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to eastern, northern and northeastern winds

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Myakka River Anchorages

56. Lower Myakka River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 57.365 North/082 12.174 West
Location: found on the charted patch of 7- and 10-foot water south of the small, charted channel leading north to El Jobean
Minimum Depth: 7-foot depths in anchorage, but some 4 ½ to 5-foot water may be encountered while cruising from Charlotte Harbor to this spot
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, fair weather and light air anchorage ONLY

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57. Mid Myakka River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 58.693 North/082 14.333 West
Location: lies between unlighted daybeacons #A and #B
Minimum Depth: 5 to 6-feet in anchorage, but some 4 ½ to 5-foot water may be encountered while cruising from Charlotte Harbor to this spot
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor

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58. Upper Myakka River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 01.165 North/082 16.327 West
Location: lies abeam of charted Tarpon Point
Minimum Depth: 3 ½ to 4-foot approach depths, 6-feet in anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 32 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good

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Charlotte Harbor/Punta Gorda/Peace River Anchorages

59. Edgewater Lake Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 57.800 North/082 05.593 West
Location: entrance into Edgewater Lake is found east and north of unlighted daybeacon #3, on the westernmost of the three charted and marked channels, west of Live Oak Point
Minimum Depth: 5-8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent

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60. Live Oak Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 57.073 North/082 04.228 West
Location: lies northeast of #3 in the correctly charted 5- and 6-foot depths southwest of Live Oak Point
Minimum Depth: 5-6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, wide open to southwestern winds

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61. Punta Gorda Waterfront Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 56.233 North/082 03.720 West
Location: lies southeast of unlighted daybeacon #4 and just short of the high-rise Peace River bridges
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to westerly winds

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61A. Punta Gorda Mooring Field
Lat/Lon: 26 56.714 North/082 02.984 West
Location: lies east of the Highway 41 Bridges and overhead power lines, on the southern 1/3 of the river
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Special Note: your vessel must be able to clear a 42-foot bridge to access this 32 ball mooring field; mooring field is administered by nearby Laishley Park Municipal Marina. Call 941-575-0142
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, open to southwestern and northeastern winds

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62. Upstream Charlotte Harbor Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 57.096 North/082 03.498 West
Location: found northeast of the high-rise Peace River bridges and behind (northeast of) Live Oak Point
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair to good, but open to eastern and southeastern winds

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Upper Peace River Anchorages

63. Cleveland Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 57.662 North/081 59.860 West
Location: found off the southeastern shores of Peace River, near the charted village of Cleveland
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good, but open to strong westerly winds

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64. Long Island Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 58.223 North/081 59.769 West
Location: lies north of unlighted daybeacon #21
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good

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65. Harbor Heights Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 59.714 North/081 59.339 West,
Location: lies north-northeast of unlighted nun buoy #24
Minimum Depth: 8-12 feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good but open to strong southern winds

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Western Florida ICW Anchorages Placida Harbor to Anna Maria Island

66. Placida Harbor Anchorage
Statute Mile 34.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 49.812 North/082 16.715 West
Location: found between unlighted daybeacon #24 and #24A
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 55 feet\
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, fair weather anchorage only

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67. Cape Haze Anchorage
Statute Mile 36
Lat/Lon: near 26 50.706 North/082 17.184 West
Location: lies off the Waterway’s northeastern banks northwest of unlighted daybeacon #30
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent

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68. Cove Anchorage
Statute Mile 36.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 51.061 North/082 17.831 West
Location: fond on the waters of the large cove indenting the northeastern banks at unlighted daybeacon #35
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 42 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent

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