Artificial Reef Site Locations in
Martin & Palm Beach County, Florida

     Artificial Reef locations in Martin and Palm Beach Counties. These coordinates are diver confirmed by Florida Oceanographic Reef Research Dive Teams.


Nearshore Reef
Ernst Reef
Sirotkin Reef
Donaldson Reef
Peck Barge
Jupiter Inlet
Lake Worth Inlet
Lake Worth Lagoon
Boynton Beach Inlet
Boca Raton Inlet

Palm Beach Reef Research Team
Martin County Artificial Reefs
* Differential Conversion G.P.S.


Nearshore Reef

Site Name
(Profile)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Site A
20'   27.14.412N by 80.11.098W
Site B
20'   27.13.553N by 80.10.647W
Site C
20'   27.13.335N by 80.10.513W
All nearshore sites ~800 feet off the beach, ~200 feet wide and ~600 feet long.

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Ernst Reef

Site Name
(Profile)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Bridge Debris
NEW
70'   27.09.348N by 80.03.333W
Shrimper Boat (Wreck)
(70x30x12)
50' 43057.8 by 62008.7 27.08.599N by 80.04.541W*
Tire Piles, 1972
(150x50x5)
55' 43058.7 by 62001.6 No Data
South Barge
(109x30x8)
70' 43062.7 by 62000.3 27.09.31N by 80.03.24W
North Barge
(110x30x8)
70' 43063.7 by 62000.8 27.09.35N by 80.03.34W
Corner Barge
(120x30x8)
70' 43063.8 by 62000.4 27.09.38N by 80.03.29W

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Sirotkin Reef

Site Name
( Profile)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
USS Rankin, 1988
(495x70x100)
140' 43079.0 by 61986.8 27.11.333N by 80.01.431W*
Titan Tug
(80x20x25)
80' 43080.2 by 61993.3 27.11.230N by 80.02.570W*
David T. 1982
(200x40x16)
80' 43090.6 by 61992.9 27.12.229N by 80.02.885W*
Drega, 1985
(196x27x15)
80' 43091.0 by 61993.0 27.12.250N by 80.02.881W*
FPL/ Roosevelt Bridge
 
104' 43095.2 by 61987.3 27.12.850N by 80.02.035W*

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Donaldson Reef

Site Name
( Profile)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Owl Barge
(110x31x7)
60' 43107.5 by 62012.3 27.09.740N by 80.11640W
Big Barge (Cement)
(170x35x8)
60' 43106.5 by 62012.7 27.12.639N by 80.06.599W
Inlet Barge
 
65' 43096.8 by 62008.9 No Data
A/C Turbines, Etc.
 
60' 43108.4 by 62013.0 No Data
Traffic Barge, 1993
(79x30x6)
60' 43110.3 by 62013.5 27.12.907N by 80.06.800W*
Guardian Reef, 1993
(3200x200x5)
60' 43110.0 by 62013.0 27.12.913N by 80.06.750W*
LC6, 1993
(54x16x12)
60' 43110.7 by 62013.4 No Data
Pipe Barge
(160x32x12)
58' 43115.5 by 62013.4 27.13.364N by 80.06.959W*
Upside-Down Barge
 
58' 43120.5 by 62010.9 27.13.953N by 80.06.708W*

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Peck Barge

Site Name
(Profile)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Bull Shark
(185x34x7)
45' 43064.28 by 62024.93 27.08.24N by 80.07.35W

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Jupiter Inlet

Site Name
(Contents)
Depth LORAN-CLatitude/Longitude
Ratican
(70' Sailboat)
90' 14351.5 by 62006.426.58.96N by 80.00.89W
Esso Bonaire III
(147' Tanker)
90' 14351.3 by 62006.5 26.57.85N by 80.00.48W
Miss. Jenny
(55' Barge)
90' 14351.2 by 62006.4 26.57.83N by 80.00.44W
Jupiter Concrete
(250 tons)
90' 14351.2 by 62006.3 26.58.79N by 80.00.45W
MG111 Barge
(195' Barge)
60' 14351.7 by 62010.3 26.58.67N by 80.01.49W

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Lake Worth Inlet

Site Name
(Contents)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Classic Barge P1
(195' Hopper Barge)
275' 14335.2 by 62017.4 26.47.42N by 79.59.10W
Classic Barge P6
(195' Hopper Barge)
235' 14334.7 by 62019.1 26.47.30N by 79.59.38W
Princess Anne
(340' Car Ferry)
98' 14334.4 by 62022.3 26.47.59N by 80.00.22W
Playground
(1500 tons Concrete)
140' 14334.4 by 62021.1 26.47.37N by 79.59.79W
Spearman's Barge
(100' Deck Barge)
70' 14334.2 by 62023.7 26.47.59N by 80.00.35W
Murphy's Barge II
(110' Deck Barge)
75' 14334.4 by 62026.8 26.48.13N by 80.01.10W
Research Team Reef
(80' Barge & Concrete)
70' 14333.1 by 62027.6 26.47.36N by 80.01.00W
Amaryllis
(440' Freighter)
80' 14333.0 by 62027.5 26.47.30N by 80.00.96W
Mizpah - 185'
PC1174 - 165'
80' 14332.9 by 62027.6 26.47.18N by 80.00.96W
Eidsvag-150'/Barge-120'
Rolls Royce
80' 14331.1 by 62028.7 26.46.02N by 80.00.50W
Tri-County Concrete
(6200 tons Concrete)
60' 14330.2 by 62031.8 26.45.78N by 80.01.29W
PEP Reef
(240 Concrete Modules)
26' 14321.0 by 62042.8 26.40.72N by 80.01.73W
Kreusler Park
(Concrete & Rock)
11' 00000.0 by 00000.0 26.37.00N by 80.02.00W

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Lake Worth Lagoon

Site Name
(Contents)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Sugar Sands Reef
(Modules/Rock)
23' 14331.9 by 62036.2 26.47.61N by 80.02.69W
Rybovich Reef
(Modules/Rock)
23' 14327.6 by 62040.0 26.45.03N by 80.02.59W
Boynton Inlet Reef
(900 tons Rock)
14' 00000.0 by 00000.0 26.32.65N by 80.02.78W

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Boynton Beach Inlet

Site Name
(Contents)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
Skyecliffe
(317' Freighter)
200' 14309.5 by 62051.2 26.33.24N by 80.01.06W
Genesis Reef
(2300 tons)
80' 14301.2 by 62066.0 26.28.65N by 80.02.40W
Budweiser Bar
(150' Freighter)
85' 14300.5 by 62065.0 26.28.75N by 80.02.31W
Swordfish - 70'
(Treasure Hunter)
80' 14300.5 by 62065.0 26.28.70N by 80.02.33W

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Boca Raton Inlet

Site Name
(Contents)
Depth LORAN-C Latitude/Longitude
CSA Modules
(12 Modules)
60' 14288.1 by 62080.6 26.21.97N by 80.03.30W
Hydro Atlantic
(325' Dredge)
165' 14284.2 by 62083.0 26.19.49N by 80.03.04W
Sea Emperor
(Barge/Concrete)
65' 14283.3 by 62085.8 26.19.32N by 80.03.54W
Noula Express
(120' Freighter)
70' 14283.3 by 62085.7 26.19.28N by 80.03.46W
Ancient Mariner
(165' CG Cutter)
70' 14281.0 by 62088.6 26.18.11N by 80.03.74W

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* Differential Conversion G.P.S.

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