I think the anchorage described by Captain Roy below is the portion of Capers Creek that lies, just as he says, well east of unlighted daybacon #97 (see chartlet), and west of Capers Island. This can be a triicky anchorage to reach safely, and the “ferry wake” described by Captain Roy below would certainly make for a less than pleasant evening!

Subject: SC Anchorage Dewees Creek MM455
Message: We anchored our sailboat in the Dewee’s creek anchorage at MM455. This is the one on the east side of the ICW, between Big Hill Marsh and Dewees Island. The anchorage is nice, EXCEPT there is a water taxi that runs hourly to the nearby dock! It doesn\’t slow down for anchored boats, and we were “waked” twice an hour, each time the water taxi arrived and left. This went on until 10 p.m. at night! As long as this !!#$%^#$!! water taxi is running, I would suggest NOT using this anchorage!
RapidRoy
S/V “Gideon”

Click Here To View the South Carolina Cruisers’ Net Anchorage Directory Listing For Dewees Creek

The very interesting island referred to below by Captains Ben and Barbara lies off the Waterway's southeastern flank, near Statue Mile 451.5. There are actually many possible anchorages on the net of streams which lead from the Waterway towards the island. Check the Net's "South Carolina Anchorage Directory" for more info!

While on our cruise down the ICW we pick up magazines along the way in marinas and local shops.? One of these was the Spring/Summer issue of Waterway Guide with an article entitled BONEYARD BEACH, by Judee Stalmack.? What a great place.? This beach is located on Capers Island (after being on the island for the day we think it should be called Caspers Island, like the ghost).? This island is a barrier island just north of Charleston.? According to the article it is 2,100 acres, but the part we found most fascinating was the beach on the Atlantic Ocean side.? The wind, waves and weather have encroached into the island's woods creating an almost ghost like appearance of downed and still standing, but long dead, trees.? They are totally bleached white and the exposed root systems are intricate artwork.? We took several pictures and since we have a new computer, I still cannot figure out how to send pictures by email…I am still trying, please be patient (those of you who are still waiting for pictures of the motorcycle being put on the boat with the lift).? This island is a designated nature preserve.? They say there are many animals such as, raccoons, wild pigs, goats, sheep and alligators.? We did not see any of these, but could almost feel little eyes looking at us from within the dense forest.?It was very mysterious.? ?A fresh water lake is in the middle and home to several alligators.? We have never seen anything quite like it and it was well worth spending some time to explore.? ?I found many really nice shells.? Some of the nicer ones had little creatures living in them so we left them on the beach.
We did anchor for the night at the mouth of Capers [Creek]. Only Two Cats Too and a small sailboat took advantage of this anchorage.
We used our dingy Here Kitty, Kitty to go ashore, we left the dingy on the river's beach, the current was quite swift and you could see the Atlantic breakwater and we did not want to get "swept out to sea" even with our life jackets on!.?We did enjoy the walk around to the beach and crossed several inlets that were ankle deep to get there.
Ben and Barbara Falmlen
Two Cats Too