Fort Myers
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- | + | A well marked channel with 8'-10' at low water provides access to Ft Myers Beach. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway also begins here and meets the Okeechobee Waterway at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. A drawbridge across the Intracoastal is on the northeast side of the bay opposite Ft Myers Beach. | |
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+ | Mariners are warned of shoals off the Sanibel lighthouse and should use only the marked channel from the Gulf when entering the Bay. The area is well protected and calm in all but stong SW winds. | ||
===Check-in facilities=== | ===Check-in facilities=== |
Revision as of 00:23, 13 October 2008
Fort Myers
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A well marked channel with 8'-10' at low water provides access to Ft Myers Beach. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway also begins here and meets the Okeechobee Waterway at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. A drawbridge across the Intracoastal is on the northeast side of the bay opposite Ft Myers Beach.
Mariners are warned of shoals off the Sanibel lighthouse and should use only the marked channel from the Gulf when entering the Bay. The area is well protected and calm in all but stong SW winds.
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