BookletChart™ St. Lawrence River – Round Island, NY; , Ont., to , Ont. NOAA Chart 14774

A reduced-scale NOAA nautical chart for small boaters When possible, use the full-size NOAA chart for navigation.

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Published by the the mainland. The main channel through the narrows is crossed by a fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 120 feet. Above the narrows, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the channel divides around Wood Island, along the north side upbound National Ocean Service and the south side downbound. Thence the channel leads between Office of Coast Survey Wallace Island and Ash Island, southwest past The Navy Islands, and through the south part of The Lake Fleet Islands to a point north www.NauticalCharts.NOAA.gov of The Punts, thence south of Leek Island and into the deep wide water 888-990-NOAA between Wolfe and Howe Islands. Gananoque, ON, is a town at the mouth of , about 12 What are Nautical Charts? statute miles (10.4 nm) west of Rockport and 18 statute miles (15.6 nm)east of Kingston. Nautical charts are a fundamental tool of marine navigation. They show The following is extracted (partial) from Canadian Sailing Directions water depths, obstructions, buoys, other aids to navigation, and much CEN301, St. Lawrence River, Chapter 5. It is to be noted that the units of more. The information is shown in a way that promotes safe and miles are nautical miles. efficient navigation. Chart carriage is mandatory on the commercial The town of Gananoque is built along both sides of the Gananoque ships that carry America’s commerce. They are also used on every Navy River. A swing bridge crosses near the mouth of the river, and a road and Coast Guard ship, fishing and passenger vessels, and are widely bridge crosses 0.3 mile upstream. The swing bridge has a vertical carried by recreational boaters. clearance of 4.3 m (14 ft) when closed; it is opened only on application

What is a BookletChart? to the town authorities. Between the two bridges, the stream is 45 m (148 ft) wide with wooden wharves along both shores. The shore east of This BookletChart is made to help recreational boaters locate the town to Sturdivants Point, 2.5 miles away. themselves on the water. It has been reduced in scale for convenience, A Public wharf, with a total length of 177 m (581 ft) and an elevation of but otherwise contains all the information of the full-scale nautical 1.8 m (6 ft), extends southwest along the shore from the river mouth. chart. The bar scales have also been reduced, and are accurate when Gananoque Municipal Marina, on the north shore west of the used to measure distances in this BookletChart. See the Note at the Gananoque river, had depths of 0.7 to 2.6 m (2 to 9 ft) in 2006, and bottom of page 5 for the reduction in scale applied to this chart. offered dockage with power and water, pump out, ramp, picnic area, pay phone, showers, Laundromat, ice, and a free shuttle to the facilities Whenever possible, use the official, full scale NOAA nautical chart for in Gananoque, most of which are within walking distance. The entrance navigation. Nautical chart sales agents are listed on the Internet at to the basin is between a headland to the east and the east end of a http://www.NauticalCharts.NOAA.gov. combined breakwater and boom which protects the basin. This BookletChart does NOT fulfill chart carriage requirements for Above American Narrows, the vessel course is through a wide area of regulated commercial vessels under Titles 33 and 44 of the Code of generally deep water. The route passes northwest of Little Round Federal Regulations. Island and North Colborne Island, marked by a light, thence southeast of Chapman Shoal, marked by a light and racon, and thence between Notice to Mariners Correction Status Washington Island to southeast andCalumet Island to northwest.

A marina on the east side of Spicer Bay, about 1.2 statute miles (1 nm) This BookletChart has been updated for chart corrections published in east of Little Round Island, provides gasoline, water, ice, electricity, the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners, the National Geospatial some marine supplies, and a launching ramp. A 12-ton fixed lift can Intelligence Agency Weekly Notice to Mariners, and, where applicable, handle 36-foot (11-meter) craft for hull and engine repairs. In 1977, the the Canadian Coast Guard Notice to Mariners. Additional chart reported controlling depths were 4 feet (1.2 meters) in the approach corrections have been made by NOAA in advance of their publication in and 5 feet (1.5 meters) alongside the berths. a Notice to Mariners. The last Notices to Mariners applied to this chart Clayton, NY, is on the southeast side of the St. Lawrence River about 20 are listed in the Note at the bottom of page 7. Coast Pilot excerpts are statute miles (17.4 nm) below Lake . Grindstone Island is in not being corrected. midriver northwest of Clayton, and Washington Island is close to shore

northeast of the village. For latest Coast Pilot excerpt visit the Office of Coast Survey website at A causeway connects Washington Island to Clayton. The fixed span near http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/searchbychart.php?chart=147 the island end of the causeway has two 33-foot (10.1-meter) openings, 74 each with a clearance of 6 feet (1.8 meters).

(Selected Excerpts from Coast Pilot) Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural quarantine.–(See Canadian Middle Channel branches west chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and appendix for addresses.) from the main course at Ironsides Island Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the regulations of the U.S. and leads through the on Public Health Service. (See Public Health Service, chapter 1.) the Canadian side of the International Clayton is a customs port of entry. boundary, thence between Wolfe Island and and into in the vicinity of Kingston, ON. The channel is marked by lights and buoys. Speed limit.–There is a speed limit of 9.5 U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center knots (10.9 mph) over the ground for all 24 hour Regional Contact for Emergencies vessels over 40 feet (12.2 m) in length in the Canadian Middle Channel and adjacent waters. RCC Cleveland Commander Above Ironsides Island, Canadian Middle Channel leads past the 9th CG District (216) 902-6117 southwest end of Grenadier Island, thence through Raft Narrows along Cleveland, OH 2

Lateral System As Seen Entering From Seaward on navigable waters except Western Rivers

PORT SIDE PREFERRED CHANNEL PREFERRED CHANNEL STARBOARD SIDE ODD NUMBERED AIDS NO NUMBERS – MAY BE LETTERED NO NUMBERS – MAY BE LETTERED EVEN NUMBERED AIDS

PREFERRED CHANNEL TO PREFERRED CHANNEL GREEN LIGHT ONLY STARBOARD TO PORT RED LIGHT ONLY FLASHING (2) TOPMOST BAND GREEN TOPMOST BAND RED FLASHING (2) FLASHING FLASHING OCCULTING GREEN LIGHT ONLY RED LIGHT ONLY OCCULTING QUICK FLASHING QUICK FLASHING ISO COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) ISO

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"2" R "8" Fl R 6s 1 2 Fl R 4s "1" G "9" GR "A" RG "B" Fl G 6s Fl G 4s Fl (2+1) G 6s Fl (2+1) R 6s LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT

C 6 G G 5 U GR C "1" "5" RG G "U" GR RG R 2 R C "S" N "C" "G" N "6" "2 "

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For more information on aids to navigation, including those on Western Rivers, please consult the latest USCG Light List for your area. These volumes are available online at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov

VHF Marine Radio channels for use on the waterways: Distress Call Procedures Channel 6 – Inter-ship safety communications. Channel 9 – Communications between boats and • Make sure radio is on. ship-to-coast. • Select Channel 16. Channel 13 – Navigation purposes at bridges, locks, and • Press/Hold the transmit button. harbors. • Clearly say: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” EMERGENCY INFORMATION Channel 16 – Emergency, distress and safety calls to • Also give: Vessel Name and/or Description; Coast Guard and others, and to initiate calls to other Position and/or Location; Nature of vessels. Contact the other vessel, agree to another channel, and then switch. Emergency; Number of People on Board. Channel 22A – Calls between the Coast Guard and the public. Severe weather • Release transmit button. warnings, hazards to navigation and safety warnings are broadcast here. • Wait for 10 seconds — If no response Channels 68, 69, 71, 72 and 78A – Recreational boat channels. Repeat MAYDAY call. Getting and Giving Help — Signal other boaters using visual distress signals (flares, HAVE ALL PERSONS PUT ON LIFE JACKETS! orange flag, lights, arm signals); whistles; horns; and on your VHF radio. You are required by law to help boaters in trouble. Respond to distress signals, but do not endanger yourself.

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