NC Anchorages – AICW, NC Virginia Cut Route (Statute Mile 34 to 65)
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Upper North River Anchorage
Upper North River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 52.5
Lat/Lon: 36 18.540 North/075 58.856 West
Location:found on the upper reaches of the North River, abandoned by the Waterway and west of the gap between the ICW’s unlighted daybeacons #129 and #132
Depth: 5-feet, but navigation can be difficult
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Swing Room: Not recommended for vessels larger than 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to easterly windsRating:
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ICW Anchorage North
ICW Anchorages North
Statute Mile: 54
Lat/Lon: 36 17.404 North/075 58.151 West
Location: found along the ICW’s western and southerly flanks, west, southwest of marker #135
Depth: 6 foot depths
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, except during times of strong northerly windsRating:
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ICW Anchorage Center
ICW Anchorage Center
Statute Mile: 54
Lat/Lon: 36 17.279 North/075 57.989 West
Location: found along the ICW’s western and southerly flanks south of marker #137
Depth: 5 to 6 foot depths
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, except during times of strong northerly windsRating:
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ICW Anchorage South
ICW Anchorage South
Statute Mile: 54
Lat/Lon: 36 17.172 North/075 57.818 West
Location: found along the AICW’s western and southerly flanks, southeast of flashing daybeacon #138
Depth: 6 foot depths
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, except during times of strong northerly and northeastelry windsRating:
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North Buck Island Anchorage
North Buck Island Anchorage
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon: 36 16.015 North/075 57.355 West
Location: found on the waters lying abutting the northern shores of Buck Island southwest of flashing daybeacon #149
Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good to Excellent, except in fresh northern and northeasterly windsRating:
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Comments from Cruisers (2)
- Reply to Dick
We anchored on the north side on 11/8/2009 for the first time. We arrived late in the day right at sunset. Depths were pretty much as charted and holding seemed good. It was a quiet anchorage that night, but it could be less if traffic passes by in ICW. We had a good night but were fogged in for a couple of hours in the morning.
We usually anchor a couple miles further south and east in the vicinity of Lutz Creek. You will usually find crab pots in all these anchorages.
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South Buck Island Anchorage
Buck Island Anchorages (Group of three)
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon: 36 15.389 North/075 57.252 West
Location: lies south of Buck Island and east, southeast of flashing daybeacon #155)
Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, unless winds over 10 knots are blowing from the southRating:
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Buck Island/Goose Pond Anchorage
Buck Island/Goose Pond Anchorage
Statute Mile: 56
Lat/Lon: 36 15.662 North/075 56.822 West
Location: lies on the southern reaches of the stream feeding from North River to shallow Goose Pond, east of Buck Island
Depth: 5- to 6-feet, but watch out for crab pots and fish traps
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels less than 40 feet in length
Foul Weather Shelter: Good to Excellent, unless strong southern winds are in the offingRating:
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Lutz Creek Anchorage
Lutz Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 59
Lat/Lon: near 36 14.652 North/075 55.306 West
Location: west of Lutz Creek’s western mouth. This stream makes into the eastern banks of North River east of flashing daybeacon #159
Depth: 6-feet
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to southwestern, western and northwester windsRating:
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Broad Creek Anchorage
Broad Creek Anchorage (off North River)
Statute Mile: 61
Lat/Lon: near 36 12.158 North/075 57.729 West
Location: Broad Creek cuts into North River’s western shoreline opposite flashing daybeacon #164
Depth: 5 1/2-feet, but correct identification of this anchorage can be difficult
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: ExcellentRating:
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Comments from Cruisers (6)
- Reply to John
This is a great anchorage (outside – wx permitting) for this segment of the AICW. When heading south in the fall I am usually trying to get to warm. When heading north I’m motivated to get to the Chesapeake Bay. So I’m not looking to do any touring of the local area. In the fall it is possible to reach this anchorage from Norfolk in the available daylight (although just barely). Then it is also possible to reach the anchorage in the head waters of the Pungo River at the end of the Alligator-Pungo Canal. Similar transits are possible in the spring heading north. Of course, when heading south, if the winds are fresh out of the south I would prefer to wait for favorable conditions in Coinjock than in this anchorage before crossing the Albemarle.
John – SV Sarah
- Reply to Norman
Anchored near the “9”, just above the anchor symbol on the chartlet, on a friend’s 49 DeFever, 4.8 ft. draft, in late July, 2010. Spectacular location, beautiful, very protected, no problems holding at all with a 66# Bruce. Don’t miss this beautiful place.
Capt. Norman Mason aboard Peggy Sue, Monk 36 - Reply to George
We have anchored outside of the creek a few times, inside the “triangle” formed by the north-to-south soundings of 6, 9, and 8 ft, which are just west of the charted mooring. Good holding and good protection from anything with a westerly component, especially the southwest which is often prevalent here. This has become our preferred stopping point on our north-south voyages before or after Norfolk.
George and Ann
“Incentive” Hatteras 56MY
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