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Taylors Creek East Channel has been dredged for 2017 boating season!

You can see from the most recent hydrographic survey detail below, the Corps of Engineers has recently performed maintenance dredging at the East Taylors Creek Channel. Dredge boat Murden performed this year’s maintenance dredging at the East End of Taylors Creek. … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Dredge the Channel for 2016 Boating Season!

You can see from the most recent hydrographic survey (see below March 24 blog post) conducted by the Corps of Engineers that our channel at the East End of the Taylors Creek is predictably shoaling. The Corps has advised that … Continue reading

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Hydrographic Survey 2-1-2016

Happy 2016! Here is the hydrographic survey of Taylors Creek East Channel taken in February 2016! You can compare it to the survey in the post directly below that was taken immediately after the channel was dredged in April 2015. You can see … Continue reading

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Images of “New” East Taylors Creek Channel

When heading east out of Taylors Creek, keep the 2 green cans to starboard and the 1 red can to port. The new 750′ long channel ends at the deep water North River Channel. So, if heading out to Shackleford, … Continue reading

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Taylors Creek East Channel marked by Coast Guard

Thank You Donors for making it happen! The Fort Macon Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team has placed can markers at the newly dredged Taylors Creek East Channel! When heading east out of Taylors Creek, keep the 2 green cans … Continue reading

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“New” East Channel is Marked with Temporary Markers!

The “New” East Channel is OPEN and marked with Temporary Orange and White Poly Balls. The Corps of Engineers determined that the northern route is the best location for the “new” East Taylors Creek Channel due to its natural deeper … Continue reading

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Dredge Boat Currituck is Here!

THE CURRITUCK IS DREDGING THE EAST CHANNEL NOW! Contributions are coming in daily. Even though we have not reached our goal yet, we have made arrangements to get the east channel dredged because we know the boating community is committed … Continue reading

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Your Help is Needed!

AVOID THIS HAPPENING TO YOU THIS SUMMER!” Help to Free Taylors Creek. We are over halfway there with our fundraising efforts. Please make your gift today. Donate online here or on FB or send a check to FOTCA, 105 Taylors … Continue reading

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Chamber Board supports dredging effort

Chamber Board supports dredging effort at Taylors Creek Access near Beaufort The Chamber’s Board of Directors has endorsed a local effort by the Friends of Taylors Creek Access (FOTCA) to raise private funds to help pay for the dredging of … Continue reading

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Nonprofit wants dredging money

Carteret County News-Times article 3-4-2015 by Mark Hibbs (click on link) http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/carolina_coast_online/news/coastal_issues/article_7a64eefe-c285-11e4-aa76-2f4134e97fdc.html?mode=image&photo=0

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