Location

Montague (46°10'N., 62°38'W.) is situated on both sides of the river, 4 miles upstream from Brudenell Point. The buoyed channel up the river has a depth of about 3m, subject to silting, and there is about 2.4m of water in the turning basin at the government wharf. Silting occurs, especially towards the W end of the basin.

The wharf at Lower Montague, on the S side of the Montague River at its mouth, has an outer face of 24m and a depth of 2.7m. The sides are 40m long with depths from 0.3 to 2.7m. A light is shown from a skeleton tower situated on the NE corner of the wharf.

The E public wharf is 104m with a reported depth of 2.7m. The W public wharf is 49m with a reported depth of 2.1m. 6.38 A public marina, with several pontoon finger piers, lies opposite the public wharf. There are depths of 3.4m alongside. A light is shown from a skeleton tower situated on the NE corner of the wharf. At Aitken Point, E of Lower Montague, are the ruins of a wharf.

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