Stuart is located on the St. Lucie River, about 6 miles from the inlet. It is on the Florida East Coast Railroad and is of some commercial importance. Gasoline, water, provisions, and yacht supplies can be obtained here, and there are facilities for hauling out boats up to about 5-foot (1.5 m) draft and 80 feet in length on the north side of the river east of the bridges.

A draft of 4 feet (1.2 m) can be taken to the city dock on the south side of the river about 1 mile east of the bridges, 10 feet (3.0 m) to the Stuart Marine Service dock on the north side of the river east of the bridges, and about 6 feet (1.8 m) to the municipal dock on the east side of the river about 500 yards above the bridges. The channel from the Intracoastal Waterway in Indian River is well marked and easy to follow. A long shoal which makes out in a northerly direction from the point of land at the north end of the town is marked at its extremity by a single pile beacon.

A pilot can be obtained for the inlet and river by communicating with the Stuart Yacht Club.

Manatee Creek enters St. Lucie Inlet from the southwest. The town of Salerno is located at the head of the creek. It is headquarters for a fishing fleet. There are 5 feet (1.5 m) of water alongside the municipal wharf. In September 1934 the harbor was dredged to a depth of 5 feet (1.5 m), which is the controlling depth from the inlet. There is good anchorage for small boats anywhere in the creek, and little current is noted inside the creek entrance. Gasoline can be obtained at the fish docks. There is a marine railway capable of hauling out vessels of 15 tons and 65 feet in length.

The Intracoastal Waterway in the vicinity of St. Lucie Inlet is well marked by lights and buoys. The passage from the Indian River and thence to the southward via Great Pocket is described in the Inside Route Pilot, New York to Key West.

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, lat. 26°56′54′′ N., long. 80°04'56" W., is located on the north shore of Jupiter Inlet, about 95 miles south of Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. The light is group-flashing white every 30 seconds (flash 1.2 seconds, eclipse 6.6 seconds, flash 1.2 seconds, eclipse 21 seconds) on a red-brick tower, 146 feet (44.5 m) above the water and visible 18 miles.

A radiobeacon is operated at the lighthouse. The poles for the naval radio direction finder station are located close to the lighthouse. The tops of the radio towers are marked by fixed red lights. The aviation beacon near Stuart should not be confused with Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Storm warnings are displayed.

Jupiter Inlet is an unimportant opening through the beach just south of Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. It forms the connection with Jupiter Sound from northward, Jupiter River from westward, and Lake Worth Creek from southward. A short stone jetty has been built to seaward on each side of the entrance. The inlet is blocked by a shifting bar and is not marked. It is reported that a draft of 2 feet (0.6 m) can be carried through the inlet at mean low water with a smooth sea. The small boats of the local fishing fleet are the only ones using this inlet. It is never used by strangers. It is reported that, whenever the bar is passable, a pilot from the lighthouse will come out on signal from a boat desiring to enter. There is a

dock on the south side of and just inside the inlet where gasoline and fresh water can be obtained.

The town of Jupiter is on the south bank of Jupiter River, about a mile from the inlet. Three bridges cross the river near the town, each of which has a draw span. Gasoline and supplies in limited quantity may be obtained here. See the Inside Route Pilot, New York to Key West, for details of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Lake Worth Inlet is an opening cut through the beach about 11 miles south of Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and 31 miles north of Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. This cut has been improved by dredging and the construction of jetties and affords connection from the sea through a dredged channel to the Port of Palm Beach.

In June 1935 there was a channel depth of 20 feet (6.1 m) from the sea to the docks and in the turning basin at the Port of Palm Beach. The channel is well marked by lights and ranges.

Lake Worth Inlet Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 LW (flashing red) is located in 36 feet (11.0 m), 0.6 mile off the entrance to the inlet.

Currents. The currents in the inlet are strong and must be carefully guarded against, the velocity at strength of flood and ebb being about 212 knots and 311⁄2 knots, respectively. On the ebb tide there is a heavy tide rip between the jetties, part of which may be avoided by holding close to the outer end of the north jetty. On the flood tide the current sets against the north jetty and care must be taken to avoid it.

Tides. The mean range of the tide at the Port of Palm Beach is about 2 feet (0.6 m).

Prominent objects. In approaching Lake Worth Inlet, a large, uncompleted hotel building, located about 3/4 mile north of the entrance, is a very prominent landmark. The wireless poles on the

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ocean pier at Palm Beach, 311⁄2 miles south of the entrance, show up well, and the hotels and buildings at Palm Beach are prominent from seaward. There is a fixed red light on one of the tallest buildings at Palm Beach. The light appears to flash occasionally due to intervening buildings when off Jupiter Inlet. Do not confuse this light with Lake Worth Inlet Lighted Whistle Buoy.

Directions for entering. From a position about 100 yards south of Lake Worth Inlet Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 LW. close Lake Worth Entrance range ahead (front light Fl. W., rear light Occ. W.; both daymarks, white square with red round center on skeleton structure) and steer 270° true (W. % S. mag.) for 12 mile to a position about 125 yards northeast of Lake Worth Inlet Light No. 1 (Fl. W.) Thence change course to close Lake Worth Inner range ahead (both lights F. R.; both daymarks white pole) and steer 253° true (WSW. 3 W. mag.) to the turning basin off the docks, passing north of Lake Worth Inlet Lights No. 1 and No. 3.

Port of Palm Beach is a marine-terminal development on the west side of Lake Worth, abreast Lake Worth Inlet. The wharves are

in the town of Riviera, about 3 miles north of West Palm Beach, and have good rail, bus line, and highway connection. They are known locally as the Riviera Docks. The Port of Palm Beach is a port of entry.

A turning basin 700 feet by 800 feet has been dredged and a slip with 2 concrete wharves and 1 storage shed has been completed. North of the slip and along the west side of the turning basin is a wooden wharf about 400 feet long. A set of mooring dolphins is in place on the east side of the turning basin and is used by yachts drawing too much water to go to the anchorage in the lake off Palm Beach. It has been reported that there is a depth of 17 feet (5.2 m) in the slip and 16 feet (4.9 m) along the outside face of the wooden wharf. Pilots. A vessel requiring a pilot may obtain one by making the usual signal.

Pilotage. The following rates of pilotage have been prescribed for the Port of Palm Beach:

NOTE.-Foreign vessels pay full rate. United States vessels pay stated rates less 20 percent.

Anchorage. There is no anchorage inside the inlet for boats drawing over 8 feet (2.4 m). Boats drawing less than this can go through a cut south of the wharves into the deeper water of Lake Worth. At high water, and with local knowledge, yachts drawing not over 9 feet (2.7 m) go south in Lake Worth and anchor off the Palm Beach water front north of the railroad bridge.

Supplies. Gasoline, oil, and provisions can be obtained at the Port of Palm Beach or at West Palm Beach. Small boat and yacht supplies in limited quantities are available. Fresh water is piped to all the wharves. Coal must be ordered in advance, as no local supply is kept on hand.

Repairs. Gas-engine repairs can be made, and there is a marine railway capable of hauling out a vessel of 4-foot (1.2 m) draft and 60 feet in length just north of the Port of Palm Beach. There is a boat yard and marine railway in West Palm Beach about 11⁄2 mile north of the northerly bridge. There is a marine basin and railway at Lantana on Lake Worth capable of hauling out vessels of 100 feet in length, 24-foot beam, and 7-foot (2.1 m) draft.

Towboats. It is desirable at present to make advance arrangements for a towboat. A small gasoline towboat is usually available to assist vessels in entering and docking, if desired, and larger tugs can be sent from Miami on short notice.

Communications.-West Palm Beach and the port of Palm Beach are served by the Florida East Coast and Seaboard Air Line Railways. There is regular biweekly freight-boat service to northern ports. Aviation fields.-Belvedere Airport is located 2 miles southwest of the city of West Palm Beach. There are three landing strips 1,800 by 200 feet, 2,300 by 600 feet, and 2,000 by 500 feet, respectively. There are facilities in the daytime for servicing aircraft.

Currie seaplane base is located 1 mile north of the center of West Palm Beach, on the west border of Lake Worth. There is a 50-foot ramp, anchorage facilities, and day and night facilities for servicing amphibians and flying boats.

Storm warnings are displayed from the post office in West Palm Beach.

Quarantine. Vessels subject to quarantine inspection are boarded at the wharves on arrival.

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From Lake Worth Inlet the general trend of the coastline is south for 41 miles to Port Everglades. It is broken by several inlets of little importance. The coast is formed almost entirely by a low sand beach, with more or less conspicuous hills partly covered with grass

and scrub palmetto, back of which it is wooded. Extensive building operations have materially changed the appearance of this section of the shore line, and numerous tanks, towns, and scattered buildings are visible from seaward. Conspicuous from seaward are the buildings and pier at Palm Beach, the lighthouse at Hillsboro Inlet, and the large buildings and tanks at Fort Lauderdale.

The coast between Lake Worth Inlet and Port Everglades is fairly bold; the 20-fathom (36 m) curve runs parallel to the beach and for a greater part of the distance is less than 2 miles from it; inside this curve the shoaling is rapid, and 6 to 8 fathoms (10.9 to 14.6 m) are found in places 112 miles from the beach.

Two small rocky islets, lying close together, are located 5 miles south of Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. They are 0.4 mile offshore and must be avoided by light-draft vessels sailing close along the edge of the reef. Cumberland wreck, the boilers of which show above water, is about 1/4 mile north of the rocky islets. A nun buoy is placed northeastward of the wreck. A wreck 3 miles south of the lighthouse and 0.5 mile offshore has a depth of about 10 feet (3.0 m) over it at mean low water.

Lake Worth is a narrow, shallow body of water separated from the ocean by an island varying in width from about 1/2 mile to 200 yards. The main part of the lake lies south of Lake Worth Inlet. The Intracoastal Waterway traverses the lake from one end to the other. From the westward there is a drainage canal extending through the Everglades to Lake Okeechobee. This may be traversed by small boats, provided permission is secured in advance from the engineer in charge, Everglades Drainage District, West Palm Beach, Fla.

At the south end of Lake Worth a small dredged cut has been made through the outside beach. The cut is about 200 feet wide and 5 feet (1.5 m) deep at low water and is crossed by a fixed bridge. It is only used by small boats, with local knowledge, and then only at or near slack water. The currents through this cut have great velocity, and with an easterly wind it is impassable on account of breakers at the entrance. Since the channels to the ocean have been opened, it is reported that the range of tide in Lake Worth has increased considerably.

West Palm Beach is a city on the west shore of Lake Worth. The business district is about 3 miles south of the port of Palm Beach. It is of some commercial importance and is a division point on the Florida East Coast and the Seaboard Air Line Railways. Two highway and one railway bridge connect this city with the fashionable winter resort of Palm Beach, which is directly across Lake Worth from it. There are excellent hotel accommodations available in both cities.

Berthing space for vessels is limited. There is a depth of about 8 feet (2.4 m) along the offshore face and in the northern slips of the city wharf, which is about 400 yards south of the railroad bridge. There are several slips on the south side of this wharf with a depth of less than 4 feet (1.2 m).

Charges for berths are as follows: Pleasure boats, 1 cent per foot per day; party fishing boats, 1 cent per foot per day, payable in advance; nonresident charter boats, 2 cents per foot per day, payable yearly in advance. Fresh water can be secured at the dock at a charge of 14 cent per gallon,