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Waccamaw River - Butler Island

Location: Waccamaw River
Mile Marker: 396
Lat / Lon: N 33° 25.563' / W 079° 12.481'
Depth: 15 feet
Tide: 4 feet
Description:
Enter either north or south of island and anchor near island. Avoid north bank due to shoal. Anchor between the 18 and 29 foot depth across from Middleton Cut. Good holding. Some tide current. Nice, quiet anchorage.

4.80

(5)

4.80 out of 5 stars

Holding:

5.00

Good

Wind Protection:

3.00

Current Flow:

3.00

Moderate

Wake Protection:

3.50

Scenic Beauty:

5.00

Very

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

1.00

Pet Friendly:

1.00

Cell Service:

4.67

WiFi:

3.00

Review for Waccamaw River - Butler Island

Reviewed by: Teresa Scott on May 8, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Current Flow:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Buggy but quiet. Good place to stop for the night. Plenty of swing room for multiple boats.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Butler Island

Reviewed by: David Fanion on Apr 8, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 3.9'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

5

Cell Service:

5

A BEAUTIFUL anchorage just off the ICW tucked behind little island. No wind, so can't answer to holding. Put out 90' in the 17' of water. (Anchor came up muddy next morning). 2 fishing boats skirted by before 8pm, and one at around 6am next morning. Lots of mosquito looking bugs in the morning, but were not biting :) Would definitely stay here again.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Butler Island

Reviewed by: Rich Inman on Jan 30, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 50'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

4

WiFi:

1

Anchored in 13' 100' or so south of the cable area with 80' of chain. Calm night, didn't so much as rock from ICW traffic. Some grass came up on the anchor, but clean/sandy bottom overall. Great place to stop so you can get to the Georgetown free dock early.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Butler Island

Reviewed by: Teresa Scott on Oct 16, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

5

Southbound we anchored just off the waterway closer to west shore. Very little wind so that was not an issue but there is a decent current here.

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Review for Waccamaw River - Butler Island

Reviewed by: Gary Merrill, Sea Gypsy, on Jun 4, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.2'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

5

It was open to the fetch storms to our west with a south east wind kept them going around us. We rolled a little but not bad. We did have a pretty big tree stump drift pass us pretty darn close during the highest wind. Put out 120' of chain with a 55lb Rocna anchor came up clean. Did not move. Storm passed seas calmed and we had a great nights sleep.

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