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Note 1.-Bridge is across the direct route through the lake proceeding from the Hudson River to the St. Lawrence River. Note 2.-See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59, 117.797, and 117.993, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.

(37) A special anchorage is on the W side of the lake just S of the ferry crossing. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.8(a), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)

(38) Port Henry, N.Y., is on the W side of Lake Champlain at the S end of the wide section, about 39 miles N of Whitehall.

(39) Channels.-A dredged basin along the harbor front is entered from S. The E side of the entrance is marked by a buoy that marks the S end of the shoals that border the E side of the basin. At the N end of the harbor, a 500-foot pier of the New York State Barge Canal System extends SE from shore and is marked at the outer end by a private light. The pier also serves as a breakwater to protect the harbor from N. A State-dredged channel leads from deep water W to the terminal. In 1967, the maximum depth available in the harbor basin and barge canal terminal channel was 12 feet.

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can handle 50-foot craft for hull and engine repairs. In 1977, depths of 4 to 10 feet were reported alongside the berths.

(41) Bulwagga Bay, S of Port Henry on the W side of Crown Point, is foul with submerged piles and cribs. A line of submerged piles that extends from the E side across the mouth of the bay is marked by private buoys.

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Chart 14783.-Between Barber Point (44°09.2'N., 73°24.3'W.) and The Four Brothers 20 miles N, marinas are on the W side of the lake at Westport, N.Y., and Essex, N.Y., and on the E side of the lake on the S side of Thompsons Point and in McNeil Cove. Marine railways to 50 tons, lifts to 35 tons, and the usual services are available.

(43) Special anchorages are on the E side of Thompsons Point and at Essex, N.Y. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.8 (b) and (g), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)

(44) Otter Creek flows into the E side of the lake about 6.5 miles NE of Barber Point. A depth of about 6 feet can be carried by small craft for 8 miles to Vergennes, Vt.

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Shelburne Bay, E of The Four Brothers, is enclosed on the W by Shelburne Point. Two special anchorages are on the W side of the bay. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.8(c) and (c−1), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) A boatyard on the W side of the bay provides transient berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, electricity, and sewage pump-out. A 220-foot marine railway and a 30-ton lift are available for hull and engine repairs.

(48) Charts 14782, 14785.-Burlington, Vt., just N of the entrance to Shelburne Bay, is the largest port on Lake Champlain. Several companies have dock facilities for receipt of petroleum products by barge. The Radisson Hotel, with a red lighted sign, is the most prominent object in the harbor approach.

(49) Burlington Breakwater North Light (44°28.8'N., 73°13.8 W.), 35 feet above the water, is shown from a red skeleton tower adjoining a small white house on the N end of the N breakwater; a fog signal is at the light.

(50) Channels.-Two detached breakwaters parallel the shore and protect the harbor front from W. A light with a fog signal marks the N end of the N breakwater, a light marks the S end of the S breakwater, and a daybeacon marks the N side of the gap between them. Depths in the harbor are 6 to 12 feet off the wharves increasing to much greater depths at the breakwaters. Good anchorage is available behind the breakwaters.

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Small-craft facilities.-Marinas in the city yacht basin 0.6 mile SE of Burlington Breakwater North Light provide transient berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, electricity, and a launching ramp.

(54) A special anchorage area for vessels less than 65 feet in length is about 0.2 mile NE of Burlington Breakwater South Light. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.8(h), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)

(55) Ferry.-Passenger and automobile ferries operate seasonally between Burlington and Port Kent, N.Y., 10 miles WNW. (56) Caution.-An operations area for amphibious and air rescue training is in midlake W of Burlington, bounded generally by Schuyler Reef, Appletree Shoal, Juniper Island, and The Four Brothers. The using agency is Plattsburgh Air Force Base.

(57) Chart 14782.-From Willsboro Bay N to Plattsburgh, N.Y., marinas are at Port Kent, N.Y., 4.5 miles N of Port Kent, and W of Valcour Island. The usual small-craft facilities are available.

(58) Winooski River, 4 miles NNW of Burlington, is navigable by small motorboats.

(59) Malletts Bay, 6 miles N of Burlington, is a nearly landlocked bay protected on the W by Malletts Head. About 3.5 miles W of Malletts Head, in the approach to the bay from the open lake, an abandoned railroad dike extends from the mainland shore N to the S end of Grand Isle near midlake. A narrow gap near the N end of the dike, marked on either side by a private light, provides access for small craft. A shifting bar at the gap has depths of as little as 3 feet. A 1-foot spot just inside the gap is marked by a buoy. Special anchorages are on the W side of Malletts Bay. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.8(d) and (e), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Marinas in Malletts Bay provide transient berths, gasoline, diesel fuel by truck, water, ice, electricity, sewage pump-out, marine supplies, and launching ramps. Lifts to 20 tons are available for hull and engine repairs.

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Channels.-The dredged basin along the city waterfront is protected from the E by a detached breakwater paralleling the shore. The ends of the breakwater are marked by lights. The controlling depths are 5 to 9 feet at the wharves increasing to 12 feet at the breakwater. The protected area of the harbor provides good anchorage. A seasonally deployed floating breakwater is close S of the wharves on the W side of the basin.

(62) Wharf.-A terminal of the New York State Barge Canal System is in the NW corner of Cumberland Bay. The wharf has a 400-foot S face with a reported depth of 12 feet alongside. The approach to the wharf is marked by a buoy and a private 322° lighted range.

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Small-craft facilities.-A marina at Plattsburgh provides transient berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, electricity, sewage pump-out, marine supplies, and a launching ramp. A 20-ton lift is available for hull and engine repairs.

(64) Ferry.-A ferry operates from the E side of Cumberland Head, which encloses the E side of Cumberland Bay, to the W side of Grand Isle.

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Charts 14782, 14781.–Grand Isle or South Hero Island, North Hero Island, and Alburg Tongue divide the N part of Lake Champlain into two arms. Missisquoi Bay is at the N end of the E arm, and Riviere Richelieu flows N from the W arm. (66)

Lamoille River, 2.8 miles N of Mallets Bay, is navigable at low stages only by motorboats drawing 1 to 2 feet. The channel through the fixed span of the bridge that connects the S end of Grand Isle with the mainland had a reported controlling depth of less than 2 feet in 1977. Missisquoi River, flowing into the S side of Missisquoi Bay, is navigable at low stages by motorboats drawing 1 to 2 feet for about 6 miles to Swanton. Dead Creek, the alternate entrance to the river, has depths of 2 to 12 feet. (67)

Marinas are in the E arm of the N end of Lake Champlain on the SE side of Grand Isle, at the NE end of Burton Island on the W side of St. Albans Bay, in City Bay on the E side of North Hero Island, and on the E side of Alburg Passage. Lifts handling boats to 25 feet are available.

(68) A special anchorage is at the head of St. Albans Bay. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.8(f), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (69) Great Chazy River flows into the W side of Lake Champlain about 4 miles S of Rouses Point, N.Y. The entrance to the river is marked by private lighted and unlighted buoys. The river is navigable at low stages by small boats drawing 2 to 3 feet for about 6 miles to Champlain. In 1979, the entrance channel had a

controlling depth of 5 feet. In 1977, 5 feet was reported available to the marina 0.5 mile above the mouth.

(70) In September 1992, an obstruction was reported in the entrance channel between Buoy 8 and Buoy 10.

(71) Marinas are in Mooney Bay (44°47.2′N., 73°22.0′W.) opposite the S end of North Hero Island and 0.5 mile above the mouth of Great Chazy River. Lifts handling boats up to 25 feet are available.

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Chart 14781.-Rouses Point, N.Y., is a town and harbor on the W side of the N end of Lake Champlain, just S of the International boundary. The harbor is formed by a bight that extends 2 miles N from Stony Point. A detached breakwater, marked at the outer end by a light, extends NE from Stony Point to protect the harbor from S, and a pile railroad trestle protects the harbor from NE. (73)

The harbor has depths of 6 to 8 feet in all seasons of the year, except for depths of 4 feet and less on a reef that extends 0.5 mile S from the point that encloses the N end of the harbor. Anchorage bottom in the harbor is good.

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Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public Health Service, chapter 1.)

(77) Small-craft facilities.-A protected basin is between the railroad trestle and a 500-foot pier just S. The outer 200 feet of the basin has depths of 6 to 8 feet, and the inner part is foul. Marinas at Rouses Point provide transient berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, electricity, sewage pump-out, and some marine supplies. A 10-ton mobile lift is available for hull and engine repairs. (78) The International boundary between the United States and Canada is on a general E and W line about 2.7 miles N of Stony Point.

(79) Charts 14781, *1351, *1350.-Riviere Richelieu flows N from the head of Lake Champlain at Rouses Point for about 80 miles to its mouth at the St. Lawrence River at the city of Sorel, Que., about 46 miles below Montreal. The size of vessels able to navigate the river is controlled by the size of the locks in Canal de Chambly. The minimum overhead clearance is 29 feet, under a bridge across Canal de Chambly.

(80) Canal de Chambly, entered about 22 miles N of the International boundary, is about 11.5 miles long and overcomes the rapids of Riviere Richelieu between Saint-Jean and Chambly. The canal has eight locks and one guard lock, with a total lift of 80 feet. The smallest lock in the canal has a usable length of 111.4 feet and width of 23.2 feet, with 61⁄2 feet over the sills. The canal has a minimum width of 36 feet at the bottom and 60 feet at the surface.

(81) At St-Ours, Que., 32 miles below Chambly and 14 miles above Sorel, the river is divided into two channels around a small island. The W channel is closed by a dam. A lock in the E channel has a usable length of 311 feet and width of 45 feet, with 12 feet over the sills. The lock has a lift of 5 feet.

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Vessels navigating Canal de Chambly and the lock canal at St-Ours are required to carry a permit for which a toll is charged and are subject to the Canal Regulations contained in a booklet available from the Canadian Government Publishing Centre. The canals are under the jurisdiction of Parks Canada. (See appendix for addresses.)

(84) Riviere Richelieu and Canal de Chambly are fully described in Canadian Sailing Directions, Gulf and River St. Lawrence, published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service and sold by the Hydrographic Chart Distribution Office. (See appendix for addresses.)

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National Ocean Service

Distribution Division (N/ACC3)

6501 Lafayette Avenue

Riverdale, MD 20737-1199.

Telephone orders may be placed (Visa or Mastercard accepted) by calling 301-436-6990. Mail orders must be accompanied by a check or money order (payable in U.S. funds) payable to NOS, Department of Commerce. Remittance from outside the United States should be made either by an International Money Order or by a check payable on a U.S. bank. Chart catalogs, which include a listing of authorized sales agents, are free upon request. The National Ocean Service maintains over-the-counter cash sales offices at Distribution Division, Riverdale (see address above); and at 701 C Street, Box 38, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.

(7) National Ocean Service Offices (8)

Washington, DC (Headquarters): Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA, Herbert C. Hoover Bldg., 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 5805, Washington, DC 20230-0001.

(9) Silver Spring: Chief, Office of Coast Survey (N/CS), National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282.

(10) Norfolk: Director, Atlantic Marine Center, NOS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 439 West York Street, Norfolk, VA 23510-1114.

(11) Seattle: Director, Pacific Marine Center, NOS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1801 Fairview Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3767.

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U.S. Coast Pilot 8, Pacific Coast Alaska, Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer.

(26) U.S. Coast Pilot 9, Pacific and Arctic Coasts, Alaska-Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea.

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Distances Between United States Ports.
Water Levels

(30) Great Lakes Water Levels, (year): Daily and Monthly Average Water Surface Elevations, published annually.

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Great Lakes Water Levels: Monthly and Annual Average Water Surface Elevations, 1860-1975, published every 5 years.

Hydrograph of Lake Levels, a hydrograph of monthly mean levels of the Great Lakes from 1860 to date and of Lake St. Clair from 1898 to date.

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(34) A partial list of publications and charts considered of navigational value is included for the ready reference of the mariner. In addition to the agents located in the principal seaports handling publication sales, certain libraries have been designated by the Congress of the United States to receive the publications as issued for public review.

(35) Government Printing Office.-Publications of the U.S. Government Printing Office may be ordered from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325. Orders may be charged to Visa or Mastercard by calling (202) 783-3238 during normal business hours.

(36) Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information.— Unclassified publications and charts of the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) are available from National Ocean Service Distribution Division (see Sales Information, beginning of this Appendix). Classified DMA publications and charts are available to authorized users from Defense Mapping Agency Combat Support Center (Attn: PMSR), Washington, DC 20315-0020. DMA Customer Assistance Office may be contacted at 1-800-826-0342 or 287-2495 (Autovon).

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Nautical Charts

U.S. Waters:

Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers Navigation Charts, Alabama River Charts, and Black Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers River Charts: Published and for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District Mobile, P.O. Box 2288, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Ala. 36628.

(40) Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Mississippi River, Cairo, Ill. to the Gulf of Mexico: Published by Mississippi River Commission and for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District Vicksburg, P.O. Box 60, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Vicksburg, Miss. 39180.

(41) Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts (Mississippi River Cairo, Ill. to Minneapolis, Minn.): Published by U.S. Army Engineer North Central Division and for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District St. Louis, 210 N. Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. 63101.

(42) Charts of the Illinois Waterway, from Mississippi River at Grafton, Ill. to Lake Michigan at Chicago and Calumet Harbors:

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(47) The Local Notice to Mariners is available without charge upon application to the appropriate Coast Guard District Commander (see address further on). The Defense Mapping Agency Notice to Mariners is available without charge by operators of ocean-going vessels (see Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information above).

(48) Special Notice to Mariners are published annually in Defense Mapping Agency Notice to Mariners 1. These notices contain important information of considerable interest to all mariners. Interested parties are advised to read these notices. (49)

Light Lists (United States and Possessions): Published by U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by the Government Printing Office. (See Government Printing Office, early this appendix.)

(50) List of Lights (Foreign Countries): Published by Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (see Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information above).

(51) Sailing Directions (Foreign Countries): Published by Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (see Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information above).

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Radio Navigational Aids, Pub. 117: Published by Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (see Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information above).

(53) The Nautical Almanac, the Air Almanac, and Astronomical Almanac: Published by U.S. Naval Observatory; for sale by Government Printing Office. (see Government Printing Office, early this appendix.)

(54) American Practical Navigator (Bowditch) (Pub. 9): Published by Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (see Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information above).

(55) International Code of Signals (Pub. 102): Published by Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (see Defense Mapping Agency Procurement Information above).

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Selected Worldwide Marine Weather Broadcasts: Published by National Weather Service; for sale by the Government Printing Office. (See Government Printing Office, early this appendix.)

(57) Navigation Rules: Navigation Rules, International-Inland (COMDTINST M16672.2 series): Published by the U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by Government Printing Office. (see Government Printing Office, early this appendix.)

(58) Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats: Published by U.S. Coast Guard; available without charge by contacting the toll free Boating Safety Hotline (telephone, 800-3685647).

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U.S. Government Agencies

Corps of Engineers Offices

District office addresses and areas of jurisdiction covered by this Coast Pilot:

(64) Buffalo District: 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207-3199. The U.S. waters and tributary waterways of St. Lawrence River from the New York State-Canadian boundary to the head of the river, Lake Ontario from St. Lawrence River to the mouth of Niagara River, Niagara River, and Lake Erie from the head of Niagara River to the Ohio-Michigan boundary. (65) Chicago District: 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604-1797. The S end of Lake Michigan and its tributary waterways from and including Michigan City, Indiana, to the IllinoisWisconsin boundary; including Calumet River lakeward of the East 130th Street bridge.

(66) Detroit District: Patrick V. McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Mich. 48226. Lakeshore areas and tributary waters of the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. New York District: 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090. Hudson River, Lake Champlain and its tributary waterways, and the Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway Improvement.

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(68) Rock Island District: Clock Tower Bldg., Rock Island, Ill. 61204-2004. Calumet River upstream of the East 130th Street bridge, Little Calumet River, Calumet Sag Channel, Lockport Lock and Dam, Des Plaines River below its confluence with the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and Illinois River from its head at Des Plaines River to the new La Grange Lock and Dam.

(69) St. Louis District: 210 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63101-1986. Illinois River from the new La Grange Lock and Dam to its confluence with Mississippi River.

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Offices.Regional offices and States in the EPA coastal regions and Great Lakes:

(71) Region I (New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont): J. F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., Boston, Mass. 02203.

(72) Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands): 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10278.

(73) Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania): 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107.

(74) Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin): 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill. 60604.

Coast Guard District Offices

(75) (76) Commander, First Coast Guard District, 408 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210-3350. Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York except that part north of latitude 42°N. and west of longitude 74°39′′W.; that part of New Jersey north of 39°57′′N. (about the mouth of Toms River), east of 74°27′′W., and northeast of a line from 39°57′′N., 74°47′27′′W., northwest to the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate.

(77) Commander, Second Coast Guard District, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2382. Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, and Missouri; that part of Pennsylvania S of 14°N., and W of 79°W.; those parts of Ohio and Indiana S of 41°N.; Illinois, except that part N of

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