Channel Marker Inventory and condition as of October 21 2024# Buoy Type USCG Aid# PATOName Built Condition-
10/2024
Chain
10/2024
Anchor # Latitude +/- Longitude
+/-
Picture
1 A No Wake 200100219883 Sportsman’s
Marina /
Coolidge Br.
Lower No Wake
Buoy (A)
2024 New Good Helical 42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
2 B No Wake 200100219884 Sportsman’s
Marina /
Coolidge Br.
Lower No Wake
Buoy (B)
2024 New Good Helical 42° 20’ 02.6” 72° 36’ 55.3”
3 C No Wake Rainbow Beach
– Upper No
Wake (C)
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New
4 D No Wake Rainbow Beach
– Upper No
Wake (D)
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New
5 E No Wake 200100219867 Oxbow No Wake
Buoy (E) –
Oxbow channel
Entrance
2021 Good Good Helical 42° 17’ 18.6” 72° 37’ 17.9”
6 F No Wake Rainbow Beach
– Lower No
Wake (F)
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New
7 G No Wake Rainbow Beach
– Lower No
Wake (G)
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New
8 H No Wake 200100219869 Oxbow No Wake
Buoy (H) –
Oxbow Channel
Exit
2020 Fair New Helical 42° 17’ 05.3” 72° 37’ 45.8”
9 I No Wake 200100219868 Oxbow No Wake
Buoy (I) Oxbow
Channel Exit
2012 Fair Good Helical 42° 17’ 17.2” 72° 37’ 46.0”
10 L No Wake 200100219886 Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Buoy (L) -
Brunelle’s / HCC
NEW
2023
MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 15’ 05.0” 72° 36’ 05.0”
# Buoy Type USCG Aid# PATOName Built Condition-
10/2024
Chain
10/2024
Anchor # Latitude +/- Longitude
+/-
Picture
11 M No Wake 200100219887 Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Buoy (M)
Brunelle’s / HCC
NEW
2023
MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 15’ 50.3” 72° 36’ 05.0”
12 N No Wake Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Buoy (N)
Brunelle’s / HCC
2014 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 15’ 48.0” 72° 36’ 01.0”
13 O No Wake Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Buoy (O)
Brunelle’s / HCC
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 15’ 54.4” 72° 35’ 59.3”
14 P No Wake 100118032264 Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Buoy P
Brunelle’s/ HCC
MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
15 T No Wake Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Bouy T –
Brunelle’s / HCC
MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New
16 Q No Wake Upper
Connecticut
River No Wake
Bouy Q -
Brunelle’s
Launch
MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New
17 R No Wake South Hadley
Channel Upper
No Wake Bouy
(R)
2022 Damaged
beyond repair
2023 flood not
replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 14’ 40.0” 72° 37’ 10.0”
18 S No Wake 200100677468 Sportsman’s
Marina /
Coolidge Br.
Upper No Wake
Bouy (S)
2022 Fair . New Helical 42° 20’ 17.4” 72° 37’ 07.3”
19 V No Wake 200100675730 South Hadley
Channel Lower
No Wake Buoy
(S)
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 14’ 09.7” 72° 37’ 23.1”
20 W No Wake 200100677363 Mitch’s Marina
No Wake Buoy
(W)
2024 Rebuilt from
parts 2024
New Helical 42° 18’ 22.4” 72° 35’ 55.8”
# Buoy Type USCG Aid# PATOName Built Condition-
10/2024
Chain
10/2024
Anchor # Latitude +/- Longitude
+/-
Picture
21 X No Wake 200100677362 Mitch’s Marina
No Wake Buoy
(X)
2012 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 18’ 28.0” 72° 35’ 51.7”
22 Y No Wake 200100677361 Mitch’s Marina
Wake Buoy (Y)
2012 Good Good Helical 42° 18’ 16.5” 72° 35’ 59.9”
23 HB Hazard,
“Camel’s
Hump”
Hazard Marker –
“Camels Hump”
top of south
Hadley Channel.
Chained to Rock
Formation –
leave Ice Spar in
winter
2024 Rebuilt from
parts 2024 - will
also need new
decals and
anchoring to
rock face at
some point.
Poor Fixed to rock
face
42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
24 RD No Wake No Wake –
Northampton
Row Dock (RD)
2022 MISSING 2023
flood not
replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 20’ 17.4” 72° 37’ 07.3”
25 HG(
1)
Hazard 200100217733 Upper
Connecticut
River Hazard
Buoy – Outer
Cable Crossing
(HG1)
2021 MISSING
During
flood,
rebuilt with
old parts
Good Helical 42° 17’ 59.9” 72° 36’ 18.0”
26 HG(
2)
Hazard 200100677355 Upper
Connecticut
River Hazard
Buoy – Center
Cable Crossing
(HG2)
2012 MISSING
during
flood,
rebuilt with
old parts
Good Helical 42° 17’ 32.4” 72° 36’ 18.0”
27 HG(
3)
Hazard Upper
Connecticut
River Hazard
Buoy – Inner
Cable Crossing
(HG3)
2011 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 17’ 54.0” 72° 36’ 18.0”
28 AA No Wake 200100219870 Oxbow No Wake
DayBeacon
2021 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025
Pole Marker 42° 17’ 17” 72° 37’ 02.0”
29 BB No Wake 100118032268 Oxbow No Wake
DayBeacon
2021 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025 needs
new pole -
bent
Pole Marker 42° 14’ 28.8” 72° 37’ 14.8”
30 CC No Wake Oxbow No Wake
Daybeacon
2021 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025
Pole Marker
31 DD No Wake Oxbow No Wake
Daybeacon
2021 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025
Pole Marker
32 1 Can
(green)
200100219895 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 1
2021 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 14’ 06.6” 72° 37’ 25.5”
33 1A Can
(green)
200100675734 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 1A
2016 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
good 200 to 275 42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
34 1B Can
(green)
Upper
Connecticut river
Bouy 1B
2022 Impact
damaged
beyond
repair 2023
Flood not
replaced
35 2 Nun (red)
Lighted
Upper
Connecticut
2022 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
Good 200 to 275 42° 17’ 19.1” 72° 37’ 01.1”
River Lighted
Bouy 2
36 3 Can
(green)
Upper
Connecticut
River Bouy 3
2022 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
37 3A Can
(green)
100118032257 Upper
Connecticut
River Lighted
Buoy 3A
2016 Good Good Helical 42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
38 3X Can
(green)
200100675734 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 3X
2022 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
New 200 to 275 42° 18’ 00” 72° 37’ 00”
39 4 Nun (red) 200100219894 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 4
New
2023
Repurposed
as #6 for
2024 season
count as
missing
marker.
200 to 275 42° 14’ 38.7” 72° 37’ 10.3”
40 4A Nun (red)
Lighted
Upper
Connecticut
River Lighted
Buoy 4A
2014 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
200 to 275 42° 14’ 49.6” 72° 37’ 05.4”
41 6 Nun (red) 200100219880 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 6
New
2023
Good
condition –
(former #4)
Helical 42° 17’ 51.1” 72° 36’ 35.9”
42 8 Nun (red) 200100219881 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 8
New
2023
Good Helical 42° 18’ 34.0” 72° 35’ 54.9”
43 9 Can
(green)
Lighted
200100217228 Upper
Connecticut
River Light 9
(secured to
Shepherds Island
Rockpile/ Log
Crib)
2022 Good – new
light
Replaced
9/2024 after
impact
damage
Added new
chains to
Rockpile
7/25/2020
Chained to
log crib.
42° 18’ 51.6” 72° 35’ 45.0”
44 10 Nun (red) 200100219882 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 10
2012 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
Missing 200 to 275 42° 19’ 37.1” 72° 35’ 13.2”
45 12 Nun (red) 200100219858 Upper
Connecticut
River Buoy 12
2021 MISSING
2023 flood
not replaced
200 to 275 42° 17’ 06.7” 72° 37’ 48.6”
46 OB Can or
Nun
200100219897 Oxbow Junction
Buoy OB
2012 Damaged
during 2023
flood not
replaced
200 to 275 42° 18 17.8” 72° 37’ 19.2”
47 02 Nun (red) Oxbow Channel
Marker 02 – Rail
Bridge entrance
Good Helical 200 to 275 42° 14’ 07.4” 72° 37’ 23.5”
48 07 Can
(green)
200100219864 Oxbow channel
marker 07 –
inner crash
corner
Good - Helical 200 to 275 42° 17’ 18.6” 72° 37’ 30.1”
49 09
DM
Day
Marker
200100219861 Oxbow
DayBeacon 09
2022 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025
200 to 275 42° 17’ 13.9” 72° 37’ 37.9”
50 011
DM
Day
Marker
200100217745 Oxbow
DayBeacon 11
2013 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025 –
needs new
pole, bent
200 to 275 42° 19’ 34.8” 72° 36’ 37.9”
51 013 Light
Tower
200100677134 Oxbow Marina
Entrance Light
13
2022 Fair. New
paint and
decals for
2025 Light
OK replaced
battery 2024
Fabricated
new base
6/2022
42° 17’ 40.5” 72° 38’ 04.7”