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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Middleton Creek/Yeopim River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 05.101 North/076 29.435 West
Location: found on the waters of Middleton Creek just north of a split in this stream’ Middleton Creek flows generally south from the western tip of Yeopim River
Minimum Depth: 5 feet if and only if you can keep to the unmarked channel
Special Note: In spite of it great natural beauty, this anchorage is strictly NOT reommended for vessel drawing more than 4 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, a wonderful foul weather hidey hole

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Pembroke Creek/Edenton Downstream Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 03.436 North/076 37.139 West
Location: on the waters of Pembroke Creek west and north of marker #4
Minimum Depth: 4 1/2 feet
Special Note: this anchorage is often crowded with local craft moored to buoys
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to eastern winds

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Pembroke Creek/Edenton Upstream Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 03.437 North/076 37.598 West
Location: located on the upstream waters of Pembroke Creek, between the entrance to Edenton Marina and the charted 5-foot fixed bridge
Minimum Depth: 6 1/2 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Special Note: swinging room is tight in this anchorage
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, a good haven during foul weather

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Salmon Creek/Chowan River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 00.454 North/076 42.105 West
Location: Salmon Creek lies well southwest of Chowan River’s marker #CR; be sure to anchor east and northeast of Salmon Creek’s second south-side entrance point
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to northern and northeasterly winds

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Alligator River/Deep Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 14.432 North/076 43.795 West
Location: Keel Creek lies north, northwest of Chowan River’s marker #7
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Special Note: the entrance to Keel Creek is surrounded by numerous snags and stakes; entry after dark or in low light conditions is not recommended; also, this anchorage is not recommended for vessels drawing more than 3 1/2 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent

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Holiday Island/Chowan River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 17.313 North/076 40.842 West
Location: anchorage lies east of Holiday Island, north of Chowan River’s marker #12
Minimum Depth: 10 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, but wide open to southern, northern and northwestern winds

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Bennetts Creek/Chowan River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 36 19.125 North/076 42.359 West
Location: Bennetts Creek lies north of Chowan River marker #13
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, about as good as it gets

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Island/Roanoke River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 102
Lat/Lon: 35 52.095 North/076 46.883 West
Location: anchorage will be discovered on the channel which passes north of the island that bisects Roanoke River, upstream of Plymouth
Special Note: chemical smells from a nearby paper mill can be a real problem in this anchorage
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good

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Middle River/Roanoke River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 35 53.492 North/076 45.171 West
Location: lies on the centerline of Middle River, southwest of the small, charted island which bisects this stream
Special Note: your vessel must be able to clear a 16-foot fixed bridge, or you must go far out of your way, and traverse the shoal and snag-prone intersection of southwesterly Middle River and Roanoke River, in order to use this anchorage
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent shelter from foul weather

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Cove/Scuppernong River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 35 55.647 North/076 18.579 West
Location: on the interior waters of the large cove indenting the southwestern banks of Scuppernong River, between markers #3 and #4
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to fresh northern and northeastern winds

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Point/Scuppernong River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 35 55.794 North/076 17.745 West
Location: on the waters west of the point of land, west of marker #4
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 60 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to western winds, and wide open to fresh northwesterly breezes

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Eastern Shore/Scuppernong River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 35 55.642 North/076 16.701 West
Location: some 100 yards off the Scuppernong River’s eastern banks, northeast of marker #5
Minimum Depth: 5 to 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 60 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, except open to western and particularly northwestern winds

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South Shore/Scuppernong River Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 35 55.190 North/076 16.859 West
Location: anchorage will be found southwest of marker #7, and west of the entrance to Cypress Cove Marina
Minimum Depth: 5 feet, if and only if you anchor well north and northwest of the cove’s southern banks
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, though particularly strong northern winds might be a problem

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