Reef · Carolina Beach, North Carolina

Dredge Wreck Reef (AR-382)

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-382) in the Southern Onslow Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 117.5° magnetic - 10.4 nm from Carolina Beach Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 590 m from that point.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Charted depth4.5 m (15 ft) below MLLW
Position33.9764°N, 77.6881°W
From Kure Beach pier20 km (13 mi), bearing 96° E
SourceNOAA ENC US3NC1AC; NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Kure Beach pier, 20 km (13 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.