How far from shore is the St. Marks stake line?

[Ted in Tallahassee]

I'm guessing 3 miles, but am not sure if that's correct, and I'm also not sure if it IS 3 miles from "shore," whether it's from the actual shore (grass line) or some point further inland.

Anyone know?

[zload]

For what its worth, charts use the high water mark for measurement reference, if you look at the Navionics chart on the "Charts" page it will show you where the 3 NM line is, roughly about two miles past the #1 channel marker. Chart doesn't show the stake line that I can see and my Garmin map on Homeport doesn't either.

[FUTCHCAIRO]

THE STAKE LINE IS ABOUT 1 MILE FROM SHORE ALL THE WAY TO ECONFINA FROM THE LIGHT HOUSE. DONT KNOW BEYOND THAT POINT.
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[Vitz]

I always understood it to be 2 miles from shore and marks the boundaries of the St. Marks NWR. Which means, you can't duck hunt inside the stake line!

[DEMON]

2mi. A little further in some spots.

Boundary map: https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/map_p ... rtical.pdf

[Sun Daze]

For what its worth, charts use the high water mark for measurement reference, if you look at the Navionics chart on the "Charts" page it will show you where the 3 NM line is, roughly about two miles past the #1 channel marker. Chart doesn't show the stake line that I can see and my Garmin map on Homeport doesn't either.

Every chart I have says the depths are at "mean low water". Never seen a chart that has readings at a high water mark....

[Hit-n-Miss]

I've never seen the stakes down by Aucilla and Ecofina. Guess I just missed them.


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[onefishtwofish]

The line ends just to the east of Aucilla, about a mile east. Does not run to Econfina. They head back to the north towards shore over that way (buoys, not stakes).

[mirage2521]

For what its worth, charts use the high water mark for measurement reference, if you look at the Navionics chart on the "Charts" page it will show you where the 3 NM line is, roughly about two miles past the #1 channel marker. Chart doesn't show the stake line that I can see and my Garmin map on Homeport doesn't either.

Every chart I have says the depths are at "mean low water". Never seen a chart that has readings at a high water mark....

ALL navigation charts use MLLW as the data for soundings only. Vertical clearances use a high water datum.