Charles and Margo Wood - Charlie\'s Charts North to Alaska

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BA~ER INLET AND KUMEALON INLET

Baker Inlet, lO miles further north on the eastern shore of Grenvi1le
Channel, provides anchorage at the eastern end. The entrance through Watts
Narrows (200 feet wide) is deep but has strong currents. Use Prince Rupert
siack ~ater times when entering. ~hen travelling north the entrance is easy to
miss in spite of the light on the south side of the entrance. A white house at
Po-aae ~iver on the west side of Grenvil1e Channel can alert one to the
Iocation of the Narrows.

Three miles north of Baker InIet, on the northeastern side of Grenville

Channel is Kumealon Inlet. The l,500-foot wide entrance is between Lerwicke

and McMurray Points. A logging camp is in the smali bay beyond the entrance.

Depths are not known at the smal1 float in front of the campo

The main anchorage lies further up at the head of the inlet. Stay about

200 feet off the north shore to pass the rocky patch extending into mid-channe1

from the southern shore. Beyond the rocky area the eastern end of the in1et

forms a basin, where anchorage in lO - 12 fathoms can be taken. At the north

si de of the basin a narro~, rock encumbered channel with tidai falls leads from

Kumealon Lagoon. It cannot be entered except by dinghy at slack water.

A smaller but more convenient anchorage lies at the entrance, west of

Lerwick Point. There is room far only two or three boats here.

Not tO be used for navigation

BAKER AND

KUMEALON INLETS

~ GRENVILLE CHANNEL

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