{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-161.45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 161.45","heading":"Vessel Traffic Service St. Marys River.","body":"(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the St. Marys River and lower Whitefish Bay from 45°57′ N. (De Tour Reef Light) to the south, to 46°38.7′ N. (Ile Parisienne Light) to the north, except the waters of the St. Marys Falls Canal, and to the east along a line from La Pointe to Sims Point, within Potagannissing Bay and Worsley Bay.\n(b) Reporting Points.\nTable 1 to § 161.45(b)—VTS St. Marys River Reporting Points\nDesignator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/longitude Notes\n1 Ile Parisienne Ile Parisienne Light 46°37.3′ N; 84°45.9′ W Downbound Only.\n2 Gros Cap Reef Gros Cap Reefs Light 46°30.6′ N; 84°37.1′ W Upbound Only.\n3 Round Island Round Island Light 32 46°26.9′ N; 84°31.7′W.\n4 Pointe Louise Pointe Louise Light 46°27.8′ N; 84°28.2′W.\n5 West End of Locks West Center Pierhead Light 46°30.2′ N; 84°22.2′ W Upbound Only.\n6 East End of Locks East Center Pierhead Light 46°30.1′ N; 84°20.3′ W Downbound Only.\n7 Mission Point Light 99 46°29.2′ N; 84°18.1′W.\n8 Six Mile Point Six Mile Point 46°26.1′ N; 84°15.4′W.\n9 Ninemile Point Light 80 46°23.5′ N; 84°14.1′W.\n10 West Neebish Channel Light 29 46°16.9′ N; 84°12.5′ W Downbound Only.\n11 Munuscong Lake Junction Lighted Junction Buoy 46°10.8′ N; 84°05.6′W.\n12 De Tour Reef De Tour Reef Light 46°56.9′ N; 83°53.7′ W.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY","PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT","Subpart C—Vessel Traffic Service and Vessel Movement Reporting System Areas and Reporting Points"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"a4648cf341d190c17c3ee11bac62dd5b129431010a216cd26f4935c92ae2d68c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-161.40","next":"us/33-cfr-161.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}