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Dover Island

Location: Cumberland River
Mile Marker: 90.5 LDB
Lat / Lon: N 36° 30.007' / W 087° 48.359'
Description:
Deeper water anchorage behind Dover Island, Well protected from Barges, Small Boat Traffic and Wind. Deeper water (15-25') allows you to get off the river in low water. Just enough current to keep you pointed upstream. Good holding.

4.71

(7)

4.71 out of 5 stars

Holding:

4.86

Wind Protection:

4.43

Current Flow:

4.43

Wake Protection:

4.86

Scenic Beauty:

4.57

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

2.14

Pet Friendly:

3.00

Cell Service:

4.00

WiFi:

1.50

Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: Dan Bowers, Lake Effect, on Oct 15, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 28'
Draft: 2.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

2

Lots of room for several boats. Good holding, mud bottom but anchor comes up clean. Great protection from passing tows. Easily find 20' to anchor. Slight current keeps your boat heading consistent. On air tv stations available. Good Verizon service.

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Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: Rick Vicars on Oct 5, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

3

9-3-23 Barkley lake level 356.5, anchored in 19 ft of water with excellent holding. Deeper than we like to anchor but had settled conditions.

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Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: Roger Taylor on Feb 19, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 3.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

3

February 2023, depth 25ft anchored for the night, everything great.

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Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: Karen Ratte on Nov 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 3.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

3

Great location, well protected. Here at times of record low water levels and still anchored in 20'. Slight current but with some gusty winds opposite made it a little weird to figure out which force would win. Half a dozen boats there and still room for more.

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Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: Gert Grohmann on Oct 16, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

4

Pet Friendly:

4

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Excellent anchorage, very deep, 25-35 feet the entire length of the island and bank to bank. Totally protected from barge wakes. Arrived around 3 PM and only 2 other boats, later 6 other boats arrived and we ended up with around 10 boats with room to spare. Very little current, in fact, wind positioned you more than the current. Anchored with 50 feet of 5/8 chain and 60 feet of anchor line.

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Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: Patricia And Steven Stanley, Calypso, on Oct 1, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

4

WiFi:

1

We arrived at Dover Island anchorage in the early afternoon. Initially, we had the place to ourselves. We dropped our hook in 25 feet of water with 100 feet of chain. The current and wind kept us pointing upriver. Eventually, 2 other boats joined us in this stunning spot. There was room for many more (20+?) boats. Our Rochna Vulcan anchor held well and came up clean. We had 3 bars on our T-Mobile phones.

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Review for Dover Island

Reviewed by: David Merchberger, Slo Pace, on Oct 6, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

2

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Easy in/out. Sand/mud bottom with good holding. Only downside is that the anchorage is deep, so be ready to exercise all that rode.

Best shore access for doggo is about a mile down river at the park just downstream of the highway bridge. A short walk up the hill will get you the VERY small town of Dover with a restaurant and convenience store.

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