Reef · Upper Keys, Florida
Cheeca Rocks
Cheeca Rocks is a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Protected as the Cheeca Rocks Sanctuary Preservation Area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (46 acres): no fishing or taking marine life, no touching or standing on coral, and no anchoring where a mooring buoy is free. NOAA keeps 6 mooring buoys here, in 12 to 17 ft of water. Least depth 0.9 m (MLLW), the shallowest charted sounding in the zone.
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 0.9 m (3 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 24.9042°N, 80.6159°W (approximate, ±243 m) |
| Source | NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Sanctuary Preservation Areas |
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- EagleShipwreck · 33.5 m · 6.0 km
- Alligator ReefReef · 1.5 m · 6.0 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.