La Belle

• Location: Okeechobee Waterway
• Mile Marker: 103
• Lat / Lon: N 26° 46.188' / W 081° 26.497'
• Depth: 10 feet +
• Description:

  Easy, roadstead type anchorage for a painless overnight stop. The channel is wide (like the entire Coosahatchee River/canal) with slight downstream current. No wake zone (but the usual small boat traffic) due to the adjacent ramp. 20' deep close to shore. Thick black mud holds tenaciously-my big Spade and last 20' of chain must have completely buried 'cus it took a while to hose it all off upon weighing anchor. Bridge noise depends on the wind & how far W. one anchors. Free docks nearby for those needing shore access.

  NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109

  The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:

  1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
  2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
  3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.