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Old 09-08-2014, 09:31 AM   #7
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Let me expand this a little. There are 4 very dangerous jetty/dikes in the Delaware River between the Del Mem Bridge and the head of the Delaware Bay. Reference Chart 12311. From north to south:
1) Pennsville Dike. A submerged rock and pile jetty on the red side of the channel just south of the DMB. Submerged at near high tide and dead ahead if you miss your turn southbound in Cherry Island Range.

2) Pea Patch Island Dike. Extends north of PPI around the bend of Bulkhead Bar Range. Submerged concrete dike at near high tide. Large round cofferdams at the northern end made of corrigated steel sheetpile also are submerged. The chart shows these as "obstructions". That is an understatement! They uncover at low tide. Don't even think about shortcutting from Del City over to the DR main channel without local knowledge.

3) Reedy Island Dike. Submerged concrete dike south of Reedy Island at near high tide. Dead ahead if you miss your turn at the bottom of Reedy Is Range, Baker Range or the north end of Liston Range.

4) Hope Creek Jetty. Submerged rock jetty at near high tide has caused fatalities by northbound vessels running outside the main channel.
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