The report below concerning the anchorage on Fort George River, is far more positive than one which still appears earlier on this page. Fort George River intersects the AICW, a short hop north of the St. Johns River, and has long been a favorite anchorages in northeastern Florida. Then, just two weeks ago, a report surfaced here on the Net’s “Eastern Florida” section about shallow water near the river’s western entrance. As you will read below, looks like Captain Fred successfully avoided these shallows.

Subject: Fort George River Anchorage (Statute Mile 735)
Cruising News: Subject:Fort George River Depths
AMARSE was anchored in the Ft. George River Anchorage the night of 04/15/09. Departing early in the morning of 04/16, we saw nothing less than 8.8 feet total depth even across the river mouth. The GPS tide chart indicated that we were 1.8 feet above MLW so that should have yielded at least 7 feet of water at MLW. We followed Skipper Bob’s advice to use the a range line using the
R72 on the ICW and the R2 on the George River as range markers to intersect the waterway. We also followed his advice to favor the the southern shore on the George River to G5. I believe that this is a very good anchorage spot and don’t forget to use your window screens to avoid feeding the voracious “No-See-Ums”. (YMMV)
Fred Reed
M/V AMARSE
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