(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the St. Marys River and lower Whitefish Bay from 45°57? N. (De Tour Reef Light) to the south, to 46°38.7? N. (Ile Parisienne Light) to the north, except the waters of the St. Marys Falls Canal, and to the east along a line from La Pointe to Sims Point, within Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay.

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(b) Reporting Points.

Table 1 to § 161.45(b)—VTS St. Marys River Reporting Points

DesignatorGeographic nameGeographic descriptionLatitude/longitudeNotes
1Ile ParisienneIle Parisienne Light46°37.3? N; 84°45.9? WDownbound Only.
2Gros Cap ReefGros Cap Reefs Light46°30.6? N; 84°37.1? WUpbound Only.
3Round IslandRound Island Light 3246°26.9? N; 84°31.7?W.
4Pointe LouisePointe Louise Light46°27.8? N; 84°28.2?W.
5West End of LocksWest Center Pierhead Light46°30.2? N; 84°22.2? WUpbound Only.
6East End of LocksEast Center Pierhead Light46°30.1? N; 84°20.3? WDownbound Only.
7Mission PointLight 9946°29.2? N; 84°18.1?W.
8Six Mile PointSix Mile Point46°26.1? N; 84°15.4?W.
9Ninemile PointLight 8046°23.5? N; 84°14.1?W.
10West Neebish ChannelLight 2946°16.9? N; 84°12.5? WDownbound Only.
11Munuscong Lake JunctionLighted Junction Buoy46°10.8? N; 84°05.6?W.
12De Tour ReefDe Tour Reef Light46°56.9? N; 83°53.7? W.
[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36324, July 15, 1994, as amended by CGD 95-033, 60 FR 28332, May 31, 1995; USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998; USCG-2016-0498, 82 FR 35088, July 28, 2017]