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BILLY SMITH REEF
AR-275

Average Depth: 55'
Buoy Location in GPS ddm: 34° 50.093' / 076° 16.880'
LORAN Coordinates: 27052.0 / 39870.2
General Location: 140° M, 2.0 nm from the north end of Drum Inlet Warning: Drum Inlet is not a maintained inlet. Please exercise caution when using this inlet.
Material
Deployment Date(s)
GPS
(Decimal Minutes)
Concrete pipe: 740 pieces 48" by 8'
1991, 1993
34° 50.067' / 076° 17.017' to
34° 50.033' / 076° 17.017' and
34° 50.100' / 075° 16.983'
65' crew boat MISS CLARA
21-Jul-92
34° 50.150' / 076° 16.850'
130' menhaden vessel
GULF COAST
17-Jun-95
34° 50.117' / 076° 16.617'
Reef Balls®: 100 in one tight group
29-Feb-00
34° 50.083' / 076° 17.033' to
34° 50.133' / 076° 17.066'
5 birdhouse stands, 1/2 "H" unit, 5 inshore sinkers, 10 "H" unit molds
05-Jan-05
34° 50.100' / 076° 16.800'
APAC concrete mixing drum
05-Jan-05
34° 50.085' / 076° 16.801'
Concrete pipe: 179 tons
12-Jun-07
34° 50.127' / 076° 16.729' to 34°50.148' / 076° 16.739'
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