| Chart Name: | Chesapeake Bay Honga, Nanticoke, Wicomico Rivers and Fishing Bay |
| Scale: | 1:40000 |
| Size: | 36" x 53" |
| Edition #: | 29 |
| Edition Date: | 06/01/06 |
| LNM Notice/Date: | 612 02/07/12 |
| NTM Notice/Date: | 612 02/11/12 |
| LNM: | http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/nm/resultList.asp?Chart=12261 |
| Last Update: | 01/30/12 |
| Description: | Honga River extends northwestward from the western part of Hooper Strait for 14 miles between the mainland on the northeast and the Hooper Islands on the southwest; the river is more than 1 mile wide for most of its length. Honga River has a sizable traffic in shellfish and shellfish products.
Nanticoke River flows into the north end of Tangier Sound 29 miles north of Tangier Sound Light. Waterborne commerce is mostly in petroleum products,
but there is also sizable traffic in fertilizers, corn, soybeans, pulpwood, shellfish, and shells.
Wicomico River flows into the north end of Tangier Sound eastward of the inner approach to Hooper Strait, described earlier, and 26 miles north of Tangier Sound Light. The entrance to Wicomico River is 1.5 miles wide between Long Point on the south and Nanticoke Point on the north. Waterborne commerce is largely in fish and shellfish, and fish byproducts.
Fishing Bay is at the north end of Tangier Sound 28 miles north of Tangier Sound Light. The entrance to the bay is 3 miles wide between Clay Island on the east and Bishops Head Point on the west. The partially marked channel in Fishing Bay has depths of 9 feet for 2 miles, thence 13 to 30 feet for 4 miles, and thence 4 to 3 feet to the head, 9 miles above the mouth. |
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| NTM = NGA Notice to Mariners LNM = Local Notice to Mariners |
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BUY NOAA Nautical Chart #12261 - Chesapeake-Bay-Honga-Nanticoke-Wicomico-Rivers-and-Fishing-Bay, Online
