Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Skull Creek, north entrance, SC

Skull Creek is located along the northern tip of Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, SC. Towards the north Skull Creek leads toward the Chechessee River and the Port Royal Sound and to the south the Calibogue Sound by the southern tip of Hilton Head Island. On the bank of the creek on Hilton Head Island is a historic archeological site that includes two shell middens thought to date back to the early second millennium BC. Some of the earliest pottery known in North America has been found in the area.

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Seabrook Landing, on the south side of Skull Creek, is at Mile 553.6. At Mile 554.8 on the east side of Skull Creek, there is a small-craft facility where berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, pump-out station, wet storage, and a 30-ton lift are available. Hull, engine, and electronic repairs can be made. In 2011, the reported approach and alongside depth was 10 feet.
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Skull Creek, a link in the Intracoastal Waterway, enters Port Royal Sound from southwestward about 4 miles above Hilton Head
The Intracoastal Waterway follows Beaufort River past Port Royal, at Mile 541.5, and into Port Royal Sound. The color of the aids to navigation change to red on the right while following the ICW when entering Port Royal Sound at about Mile 547.9. After crossing Port Royal Sound, the route of the waterway enters Skull Creek at Mile 553.3 and follows it to Calibogue Sound, thence down the sound to the mouth of Cooper River.

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Skull Creek, north entrance, SC

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