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DALE McDOWELL REEF
AR-445

Average Depth: 53 '
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 33° 44.783' / 078° 14.100'
LORAN Coordinates: 45352.0 / 59289.0 Chain (GRI) 7980
General Location: 185° M, 9.3 nm from Lookwood's Folly Inlet
Material
Deployment Date
GPS (Decimal Minutes)
Train (Box) cars: 10
1986
33° 44.792' / 078° 14.210'
174' vessel 'JELL II'
1991
33° 44.850' / 078° 14.050'
33° 44.833' / 078° 14.067'
Fiberglass and steel boat molds: 100
1991
33° 44.829' / 078° 14.313'
33° 44.844' / 078° 14.326'
33° 44.810' / 078° 14.333'
Concrete sections
1993
33° 44.845' / 078° 14.153'
Concrete pipe: 250 pieces
1994
33° 44.767' / 078° 14.033'
33° 44.750' / 078° 14.083'
Reef Balls: 100, Three groups of about 33 each
Apr-00
33° 44.767' / 078° 14.167'
33° 44.800' / 078° 14.267'
33° 44.867' / 078° 14.350'
Concrete pipe: 182 pieces
27-Feb-01
33° 44.876' / 078° 14.152'
Concrete pipe: 135 pieces
12-Mar-01
33° 44.863' / 078° 14.170'
Concrete pipe
Winter 2001
33° 44.867' / 078° 14.200'
33° 44.850' / 078° 14.200'
33° 44.867' / 078° 14.183'
33° 44.883' / 078° 14.150'
33° 44.867' / 078° 14.167'
Concrete scrap and 5 Scrap Reef Balls
03-Mar-04
33° 44.880' / 078° 14.023' to
33° 44.861' / 078° 14.003'
55' Tug "ADMIRAL CHARLIE"
19-Nov-04
33° 44.728' / 078° 14.193'
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