Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 18 - BOATING-SPEED LIMITS AND OPERATION OF VESSELS › Chapter 08.18.18 - Ocean City - Back Bay Areas › Section 08.18.18.01 - Canals and Inlets

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Ocean City canals and inlets encompass the waters of Assawoman and Isle of Wight Bays, east of a line beginning at First Street at or near Lat. 38° 20.043'N., Long. 75° 5.347' W., then running 26° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 20.057'N., Long. 75° 5.338' W., then running northerly along the shore to 10th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 20.518'N., Long. 75° 5.083' W., then running 344° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 20.612'N., Long. 75° 5.117' W., then running northerly along the shore to 14th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 20.782'N., Long. 75° 5.123' W., then running 2° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 20.858'N., Long. 75° 5.120' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point at or near Lat. 38° 21.007'N., Long. 75° 5.055' W., then running 302° (True) to Mallard Island, at or near Lat. 38° 21.030'N., Long. 75° 5.103' W.,then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 21.107'N., Long. 75° 5.088' W., then running 352° (True) to the south end of an island, at or near Lat. 38° 21.195'N., Long. 75° 5.105' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 21.237'N., Long. 75° 5.075' W., then running 359° (True) to a Bayshore Drive, at or near Lat. 38° 21.462'N., Long. 75° 5.078' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 21.668'N., Long. 75° 5.130' W., then running 353° (True) to Penguin Drive, at or near Lat. 38° 21.755'N., Long. 75° 5.143' W., then running northerly along the shore to 36th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 21.862'N., Long. 75° 4.505' W., then running 15° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 21.867'N., Long. 75° 4.503' W., then running northerly along the shore to Trimper Avenue, at or near Lat. 38° 21.915'N., Long. 75° 4.492' W., then running 345° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.007'N., Long. 75° 4.523' W., then running northerly along the shore to 43rd Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.192'N., Long. 75° 4.437' W., then running 38° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.265'N., Long. 75° 4.363' W., then running 2° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.350'N., Long. 75° 4.360' W., then running northerly along the shore to 47th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.365'N., Long. 75° 4.358' W., then running 23° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.427'N., Long. 75° 4.325' W., then running northerly along the shore to 48th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.447'N., Long. 75° 4.318' W., then running 322° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.453'N., Long. 75° 4.325' W., then running northerly along the shore to 49th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.525'N., Long. 75° 4.318' W., then running 344° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.602'N., Long. 75° 4.347' W., then running 322° (True) to 52nd Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.682'N., Long. 75° 4.425' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.702'N., Long. 75° 4.420' W., then running 2° (True) to Reedy Island, at or near Lat. 38° 22.765'N., Long. 75° 4.417' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.817'N., Long. 75° 4.377' W., then running 78° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.830'N., Long. 75° 4.298' W., then running 21° (True) to 56th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.867'N., Long. 75° 4.280' W., then running 8° (True) to 57th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 22.923'N., Long. 75° 4.270' W., then running 15° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 22.967'N., Long. 75° 4.255' W., then running 11° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.007'N., Long. 75° 4.245' W., then running 321° (True) to a point on the shore south of the MD Route 90 Bridge, at or near Lat. 38° 23.097'N., Long. 75° 4.337' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point on the north side of the MD Route 90 Bridge, at or near Lat. 38° 23.190'N., Long. 75° 4.455' W., then running 18° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.335'N., Long. 75° 4.397' W., then running northerly along the shore to 66th Street, at or near Lat. 38° 23.385'N., Long. 75° 4.380' W., then running 49° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.407'N., Long. 75° 4.348' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.427'N., Long. 75° 4.343' W., then running 23° (True) to a marsh point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.463'N., Long. 75° 4.323' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.620'N., Long. 75° 4.303' W., then running 9° (True) to Swan Point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.925'N., Long. 75° 4.240' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 23.948'N., Long. 75° 4.237' W., then running 47° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 24.095'N., Long. 75° 4.033' W., then running 337° (True) to Rusty Anchor Road, at or near Lat. 38° 24.432'N., Long. 75° 4.217' W., then running 325° (True) to Bradley Road, at or near Lat. 38° 24.498'N., Long. 75° 4.277' W., then running 329° (True) to Mooring Road, at or near Lat. 38° 24.567'N., Long. 75° 4.328' W., then running 0° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 24.875'N., Long. 75° 4.327' W., then running 51° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.010'N., Long. 75° 4.118' W., then running northerly along the shore to Point Lookout Road, at or near Lat. 38° 25.162'N., Long. 75° 4.052' W., then running 97° (True) to Shifting Sands Drive, at or near Lat. 38° 25.145'N., Long. 75° 3.877' W., then running 16° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.177'N., Long. 75° 3.865' W., then running northerly along the shore to Jamestown Road, at or near Lat. 38° 25.345'N., Long. 75° 4.035' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.440'N., Long. 75° 4.027' W., then running 335° (True) to Newport Canal, at or near Lat. 38° 25.457'N., Long. 75° 4.037' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.520'N., Long. 75° 4.105' W., then running 341° (True) to Heron Drive, at or near Lat. 38° 25.547'N., Long. 75° 4.117' W., then running northerly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.578'N., Long. 75° 4.113' W., then running 3° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.602'N., Long. 75° 4.112' W., then running northerly along the shore to North Heron Drive, at or near Lat. 38° 25.640'N., Long. 75° 4.108' W., then running 7° (True) to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 25.660'N., Long. 75° 4.105' W., then running northerly along the shore to 122nd Street, at or near Lat. 38° 25.703'N., Long. 75° 4.097' W., then running 4° (True) to South Ocean Drive, at or near Lat. 38° 26.132'N., Long. 75° 4.062' W., then running northerly along the shore to the south side of Fenwick Ditch, at or near Lat. 38° 26.513'N., Long. 75° 4.140' W.; and east of a line beginning at a point on the north side of Fenwick Ditch, at or near Lat. 38° 26.718'N., Long. 75° 4.125' W., then running northwesterly along the shore to a point, at or near Lat. 38° 26.823'N., Long. 75° 4.307' W., then running 21° (True) to a point on the Maryland-Delaware line, at or near Lat. 38° 27.075'N., Long. 75° 4.187' W.These areas have a 6-knot speed limit all year.
B. Fenwick Ditch encompasses the area north and east of a line beginning at a point, at or near Lat. 38° 26.718'N., Long. 75° 4.125' W., then running 183° (True) to a point on shore, at or near Lat. 38° 26.513'N., Long. 75° 4.140' W.,and south of the Maryland-Delaware line across Fenwick Ditch beginning at a point at Maryland-Delaware Boundary Monument 0, at or near Lat. 38° 27.075'N., Long. 75° 3.297' W., then running 270° (True)to a point at Maryland-Delaware Boundary Monument 1, at or near Lat. 38° 27.075'N., Long. 75° 4.187' W. This area has a 6-knot speed limit all year.
C. 94th Street Marsh encompasses all the area enclosed by a line beginning at a point at the northeast corner of the 94th Street Canal, at or near Lat. 38° 24.610'N., Long. 75° 3.750' W., then running 280° (True) to a point on the north side of the 94th Street canal, at or near Lat. 38° 24.687'N., Long. 75° 4.310' W., then running 24° (True) to a point at the west tip of Devils Island, at or near Lat. 38° 24.768'N., Long. 75° 4.263' W., then running 27° (True) to a point on the south side of the Old Landing Road canal, at or near Lat. 38° 24.993'N., Long. 75° 4.120' W., then running 95° (True) to a point on the south side of the Old Landing Road canal, at or near Lat. 38° 24.983'N., Long. 75° 3.972' W., then running 103° (True) to the south side of Old Landing Road, at or near Lat. 38° 24.977'N., Long. 75° 3.890' W., then running 138° (True) to the south side of Old Landing Road, at or near Lat. 38° 24.768'N., Long. 75° 3.6520' W., then running 191° (True) to the point of beginning. Personal watercraft (PWC) may not operate in this area in excess of idle speed all year.