CC FIRE COMPANY – Find out how to Volunteer! Home Government Community News & Notices Things To Do Media Boaters Visitors Contact Boaters Welcome to Chesapeake City on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. They say good things come in small packages and nowhere else is this more true! Discover our heritage, hospitality, and picturesque beauty. Find out why residents and tourists alike love the little town with no railroad and no traffic lights. Spend time daydreaming on the water while huge ships pass before your eyes. Town Docks are available April – October on a first-come, first-serve basis. We do not take reservations. Electric service is available. If you have any questions regarding the docks, feel free to use our contact form or to call Town Hall at 410-885-5298. Thanks to the Corps for this notice. About the C&D Canal The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) is a 14-mile (23 km)-long, 450-foot (140 m)-wide and 40-foot (12 m)-deep ship canal that connects the Delaware River with Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware and Maryland in the United States. The C&D Canal is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. The project office in Chesapeake City, Maryland, is also the site of the C&D Canal Museum and Bethel Bridge Lighthouse. In Delaware, the canal is considered the “divide” between the northern and southern parts of the state. It is also widely considered the beginning of the Delmarva Peninsula, although the fall line onto the Atlantic Coastal Plain lies farther north. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a working waterway with over 25,000 vessels a year making the passage. This makes it one of the busiest canals in the world. A large portion of this traffic is commercial, including: large deep draft ships and tugs with tows. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is open all year long, though during the winter, the canal may be occasionally closed or temporarily restricted to low powered vessels and small craft due to icy conditions. Communications with the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Dispatcher is not required for most pleasure vessels unless – a private yacht of 300 gross tons or more. Due to the large volume of commercial traffic that makes use of the C & D Canal, it is recommended that all vessels, regardless of size, maintain a radio watch on VHF channel 13. For more information, you may visit the Army Corp of Engineer’s C&D Canal page. “Soundings Online” magazine published a great article on the canal in their December 2014 issue, which you can download here. Important Info for Transient Boaters Rates For Town Docks: Docking: Free (please limit your stay to 24 hours) Water: $10.00 Electric: $15.00 WiFi: Free, courtesy of Chesapeake City Tourism DOWNLOAD: Town Dock Map (pdf) Please pay at Town Hall (108 Bohemia Avenue) at the mail slot in the back door. For after hours,place your payment in the envelopes provided by the back door and then put in the mail slot. Please note that our fees are to recoup expenses, not to make a profit. Environmental Emergencies can be reported to the State of Maryland at 1-866-633-4686. This number is active 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There are 4 docks offering docking for transient boaters. If you have any questions, please contact the Town Hall at 410-885-5298 or use our contact form for more information. DOCK ONE 200’ in length, with a depth at (MLW) of 8’ to 10’. Electrical Outlets: 2-50A, 2-30A, and 3-20A available.* Potable water is available.* DOCKS TWO, THREE & FOUR 30’ in length, with a depth at MLW of 8’ Each have electrical outlets of 30A.*Electric available for a minimal fee Potable water is available.*Water available for a minimal fee There is no charge for docking up to a maximum of 24 hours unless authorized by the Dock Master. Slack Water The current throughout the Canal changes its direction approximately at the times of low and high tide at Chesapeake City. The flow is eastward during the interval from low to high tide at Chesapeake City, an westward from high to low tide. Maximum Currents Maximum eastward and westward current velocities at Chesapeake City, Summit Bridge and Railroad Bridge occur about 2 ½ hours after the times of low and high tides, respectively, at Chesapeake City. Relations of Canal Currents to Delaware River Currents During the first half of an ebbing current in the Delaware River, the current in the Canal is flowing in a westward direction. During the last half of an ebbing current in the Delaware River, the current in the Canal is flowing eastward. During the first half of a flooding current in the Delaware River, the current in the Canal is flowing eastward. During the last half of a flooding current in the Delaware River, the current in the Canal is flowing westward. Bridges There are five high level fixed highway bridges and one vertical lift railroad bridge crossing the main channel. The bridges have the following clearances: CLEARANCES IN FEET Bridge Miles from Delaware River Horizontal Vertical LMLW Vertical LMHW Fixed Reedy Point, DE 1.0 584 140 135 Fixed St. Georges, DE 4.5 523 139 135 Fixed Route 1 Bridge, DE 5.0 523 139 135 Fixed Penn Central Trans. (vertical Lift), DE 7.7 522 49137 45133 ClosedOpen Summit Bridge, DE 9.7 586 138 135 Fixed Chesapeake City, MD 13.9 523 137 135 Fixed NAVIGATING the C&D Canal TOWN HALL 108 Bohemia Ave. Chesapeake City, MD 21915 (P) 410-885-5298 (F) 410-885-2515 Hours Mon. – Thurs.: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Fri: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Read our Privacy Policy TOWN HALL STAFF Robert Bernstine Town Manager / Project Manager r.bernstine@chesapeakecity-md.gov Valerie Walls – Treasurer v.walls@chesapeakecity-md.gov Tonya Lockwood Water & Sewer Billing Clerk t.lockwood@chesapeakecity-md.gov John Loveless Maintenance Engineer j.loveless@chesapeakecity-md.gov Jesse Cloud Administrative Assistant j.cloud@chesapeakecity-md.gov Brian Hunsberger Maintenance Technician B.Hunsberger@ChesapeakeCity-MD.gov MAYOR & TOWN COUNCIL Rich Taylor r.taylor@chesapeakecity-md.gov Ed O’Hara Economic Development Department Head e.ohara@chesapeakecity-md.gov Todd Greco Public Safety Department Head T.Greco@chesapeakecity-md.gov Lee Adams Water & Sewer Department Head, Planning Commission Liaison l.adams@chesapeakecity-md.gov Frank Hill Vice President of Council, Finance Department Head, Capital Improvements, Historic District Commission Liaison f.hill@chesapeakecity-md.gov Frank Vari Public Works Department Head, Parks & Rec. 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