31. Glover Bight Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 32.282 North/081 59.820 West
Location: lies on the northeasterly reaches of Glover Bight, northeast of unlighted daybeacon #9
Minimum Depth: 7-14 feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good, but particularly strong southwestern winds might be a problem

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32. Bimini Basin Anchorage
Okeechobee Standard Mile 145
Lat/Lon: near 26 33.624 North/081 57.869 West
Location: found in the charted lake-like body of water named as “Bimini Basin,” on chart 11427, and lying just west of the “Cape Coral” designation on this same chart
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Special Comment: some cruisers have reported poor holding ground in this anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good

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33. Whiskey Creek Anchorage
Okeechobee Standard Mile 140
Lat/Lon: lies near 26 34.644 North/081 53.915 West
Location: Whiskey Creek lies southeast of the Caloosahatchee River’s unlighted daybeacon #66
Minimum Depth: 4 ½-feet
Swing Room: TIGHT, sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 32 feet ONLY
Foul Weather Shelter: very good

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34. Hancock Creek Anchorage
Okeechobee Standard Mile 135.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 39.334 North/081 53.712 West
Location: found south of the northern turn in the Marinatown Marina entrance channel
Minimum Depth: 4 ½ feet
Swing Room: TIGHT, sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 32 feet ONLY
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent

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35. Lofton Island Mooring Field
Okeechobee Standard Mile 135
Lat/Lon: near 26 39.118 North/081 52.412 West
Location: will be discovered north of Lofton Island, which itself lies north of Fort Myers Municipal Yacht Basin
Minimum Depth: 7-8 feet
Special Comment: call Fort Myers City Yacht Basin at 239-334-8271 to request a mooring
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to northeastern and southwestern winds

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