ITCS Memo# 1843 - Shoaling UMR MM 183.7

To: RIAC
From: Raymond Hopkins
Date: 12/31/01
Subject: Shoaling UMR MM 183.7
ITCS Memo # 1843

THE CHANNEL'S WIDTH FROM MERCHANTS BRIDGE (MILE 183.2) TO THE
ENTRANCE TO CHAIN OF ROCKS CANAL (MILE 184.1) HAS BEEN NARROW TO
APPROXIMATELY 280 FT. A GREEN CAN BUOY AT MILE 183.7, WHICH APPEARS
TO BE MID-CHANNEL, MARKS 11 FT OF WATER WITH THE ST. LOUIS GAUGE AT
1.1 FT. SAFE WATER ALONG THE LDB HAS BEEN MARKED WITH 2 NUN BUOYS.
MARINERS MAY WISH TO FAVOR THE LDB WHILE TRANSITING THIS AREA.
MARINERS ARE URGE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRANSITING THIS AREA.