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the channel in 1916 and deepened it by two feet. The Army Corps of Engineers laterimproved the harbor by creating a 10-foot deep, 125 foot-wide, 0.8-mile long channelfrom the middle of Wellfleet Harbor to the town landing, as well as a 10-foot deep, 500-foot long, 800-foot wide anchorage area. Currently, Wellfleet Harbor serves recreationalboating, boat tours, commercial fishing, and sport fishing charter boats.2.5.1.7 Stage Harbor (Chatham)STAGE HARBOR, LOCATED IN CHATHAM, IS ONE OF THE MAJOR SEAPORTS IN THE LOWERCAPE (Figure 8). The harbor is divided into two parts: the Upper Harbor and Stage Harbor.The Upper Harbor extends from Bridge Street to Morris Island, and Stage Harborextends from Morris Island to the Harding Beach bars. Original work in ChathamHarbor, including the construction of a channel through the Harding Beach bars, wascompleted in 1901. In the late-1950s, the Army Corps of Engineers constructed a new2.1-mile channel from Chatham Roads through Harding Beach and into the UpperHarbor. Other harbor features include a 500-foot long stone jetty at the southwesterncorner of the channel, a 2,500-foot long sand dike from Harbor Beach to Morris Island,and an adjacent 1,500-foot long timber jetty that has been partially removed.Additionally, a boathouse facility and dock in the Upper Harbor are maintained by theChatham Coast Guard Station. Stage Harbor is used as a base for boat tours,recreational boats and a small local fishing fleet.<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> | August 2011Chapter 2.5: Water <strong>Transportation</strong>Page 191

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