Palatka

• Location: St. Johns River
• Mile Marker: 81.5
• Lat / Lon: N 29° 38.780' / W 081° 37.630'
• Depth: 8-11 Feet
• Description:

  Sound your way in and use an anchor light at night, making sure to stop well off the channel to clear tug and barge traffic. Stay to the north to avoid shoal areas. Avoid Wilson Cove, which is situated south of the bridge on the west side of the river. The old sawmill here was removed years ago, but the abandoned wrecks, stumps and sunken logs make passage treacherous.

  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.