Alligator Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 511.5
Lat/Lon: 32 33.733 North/080 24.611 West
Location: off the southwesterly mouth of Alligator Creek (South Edisto River), north of unlighted daybeacon #157
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Poor; wide open to southern, southeastern and southwestern winds
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Comments from Cruisers (2)
I’ve been here on two occasions, the first time during a howling northwest wind of 35 to 40 MPH and ducked in between the sand bar and shore in about 12 feet of water, just up from the cut. The trees did a great job of sheltering me from the wind and waves.
The second time was in March of 2013, the wind was howling from the southeast, and the tide was screaming out. I anchored in the same location and it became real bumpy. Nice place, though.
Dropped the hook off Alligator Creek on an ebbing tide, and glad I anchored off. There was no water in the creek at dead low tide. Watch your depth finder and guage how much water will be there at low tide before you drop the hook. Having said there, there is still a great deal room for boats that need 8 – 10 feet of water. Just don’t try the creek. Superb views, good mud bottom. My CQR held great in the currents. Just use the proper scope. Coming out the next morning, I decided to “eyeball” Fields Cut before entering, and was very glad I did. Two tugboats entered the cut, one pulling a dredge, the other a quarter mile of pipe. There was a sailboat at anchor at the edge of the ICW, and he got many blasts from the horn of the lead tug. The anchorage designated in the illustration is very clear, and is a great spot.