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NC: Browns Inlet, shoaling by G61A ICW MM 238.2
- Date Reported: Nov 14, 2024
- Reporter: Bob423
- Source: USACE
- Description:
Update: 5 to 6 MLLW as of 11/4/2024 on the Bob423 track, less than 1 MLLW in the NOAA channel.
Browns Inlet was dredged in 2023 to 12 MLLW, but it is again shoaling. The 11/4/2024 USACE survey is shown with the Bob423 track in blue. Note that the track favors the red side of the channel. Shoaling is coming in from the green side and the gap of deepest water is less than 30 feet wide.
USACE = US Army Corps of Engineers
ATONs = Aids TO Navigation such as buoys and daymarks
Aqua Map = a navigation app for Apple and Android devices
Bob423 Long Track = blue dotted line
How to download tracks - Lat / Lon: N 34° 35.842' / W 077° 14.641'
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Comment by: Phil Lambert on May 10, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 46'
Draft: 3.0'Northbound May 10 '24. - Saw a sailboat hard aground at low tide near the green bouys. Hugged the Reds with 11' water.
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