Reef · Ocean City, Maryland

Kelly's Reef

A Maryland artificial reef (Maryland DNR, Artificial Reef Initiative). Kelly's Reef is a 467 acre reef site, approximately 3 nautical miles from the Ocean City Inlet on Little Gull Shoals. The reef material includes designed units, concrete, materials of opportunity, and a sunken barge.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Seabed depth8.2 m (27 ft) below MLLW
Position38.2768°N, 75.0752°W (approximate, ±50 m)
From Ocean City Fishing Pier5.7 km (3.5 mi), bearing 172° S
SourceMaryland DNR Artificial Reef Initiative sites (MD iMAP)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Ocean City Fishing Pier, 5.7 km (3.5 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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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.