Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters last revised: Oct 15, 2024
§ 161.45 - Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.

(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the St. Marys River and lower Whitefish Bay from 45°57′ N. (De Tour Reef Light) to the south, to 46°38.7′ N. (Ile Parisienne Light) to the north, except the waters of the St. Marys Falls Canal, and to the east along a line from La Pointe to Sims Point, within Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay.

(b) Reporting Points.

Table 1 to § 161.45(b)—VTS St. Marys River Reporting Points

Designator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/longitude Notes
1Ile ParisienneIle Parisienne Light46°37.3′ N; 84°45.9′ WDownbound Only.
2Gros Cap ReefGros Cap Reefs Light46°30.6′ N; 84°37.1′ WUpbound Only.
3Round IslandRound Island Light 3246°26.9′ N; 84°31.7′W.
4Pointe LouisePointe Louise Light46°27.8′ N; 84°28.2′W.
5West End of LocksWest Center Pierhead Light46°30.2′ N; 84°22.2′ WUpbound Only.
6East End of LocksEast Center Pierhead Light46°30.1′ N; 84°20.3′ WDownbound Only.
7Mission PointLight 9946°29.2′ N; 84°18.1′W.
8Six Mile PointSix Mile Point46°26.1′ N; 84°15.4′W.
9Ninemile PointLight 8046°23.5′ N; 84°14.1′W.
10West Neebish ChannelLight 2946°16.9′ N; 84°12.5′ WDownbound Only.
11Munuscong Lake JunctionLighted Junction Buoy46°10.8′ N; 84°05.6′W.
12De Tour ReefDe Tour Reef Light46°56.9′ N; 83°53.7′ W.
[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95-033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998; USCG-2016-0498, 82 FR 35088, July 28, 2017]
authority: 46 U.S.C. 70001,70002,70003,70034,70114,70119; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3
source: CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 33 CFR 161.45