How is the water quality in Cape Cod?
● Cape Cod’s saltwater embayments and freshwater ponds are suffering from the negative effects of too many nutrients. ● Water quality is in decline due to pollution from septic systems, stormwater and fertilizers. ● Fortunately, drinking water quality is excellent due to efforts made to protect land and water sources. 1.
Is the Cape Cod Canal a sea level waterway?
The Cape Cod Canal is designed as a sea-level waterway. It does not contain locks even though it connects two bays that experience very different tidal cycles and ranges.
Where are water samples collected in Cape Cod?
Zoom in by clicking the + button on the top left of the map window. If you zoom in two or more times, the map will automatically close the 2020 Embayment Status layer and open the 2020 Embayment Monitoring Stations layer, which shows where water samples were collected.
How big is the Bay of Cape Cod?
In the southeast, Cape Cod juts out into the ocean, forming Cape Cod Bay. This 65-mile- (105-km-) long appendage is rectangular in shape except at its easternmost point, where it hooks northward. Its offshore waters are among the most treacherous in the country.
Where is the limit of the Cape Cod Canal?
(a) Limit of Canal. The canal, including approaches, extends from the Canal Station Minus 100 in Cape Cod Bay, approximately one and six-tenths (1.6) statute miles seaward of the Canal Breakwater Light, through dredged channels and land cuts to Cleveland Ledge Light in Buzzards Bay approximately four (4) statute miles southwest of Wings Neck.
When do vessels have to stop in Cape Cod?
When the red light is on, any type of vessel 65 feet in length and over must stop clear of the Cape Cod Bay entrance channel. When the yellow light is on, vessels 65 feet in length and over and drawing less than 25 feet may proceed as far as the East Mooring Basin where they must stop.
How to contact the traffic controller of the Cape Cod Canal?
The primary method of communications between the canal and vessels transiting will be by VHF-FM Marine radio. The traffic controller can also be contacted by telephone. (1) For radio communications, call the traffic controller on channel 16 to establish contact.
How big can a towboat be in the Cape Cod Canal?
No towboat will be allowed to enter the waterway with more than two barges in tow unless prior approval is granted by the Engineer-In-Charge; requests must be submitted 12 hours in advance of the passage. (2) The maximum length of pontoon rafts using the canal will be limited to 600 feet, and the maximum width to 100 feet.
