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Port Intelligence Brief

Slidell, United States

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61 Verified Intelligence Items

52Verified
Intelligence

33Official
Sources

89%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 30 16' .0012"
W 89 46' 59.9988"

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Harbor ProfileGulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean
Size: Very Small

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EntranceTidal Range: .00 ft
Depth: 5.90 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Excellent

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 6 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 5 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 6 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 7 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 4 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 7 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 5 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 6 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Slidell approach intelligence includes pilotage, entrance channel depths, harbor communications, traffic density, anchoring restrictions, and operational cautions for arrival planning.

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Verified Intelligence

Approach Character — Bayou Bonfouca To Slidell

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Bayou Bonfouca empties into Lake Pontchartrain 3 miles NW of the causeway; a dredged channel leads ~6 miles from deep water to Slidell; channel marked by lights, buoys, daybeacons.

94% Confidence

Bridge / Overhead Clearances And Bridgetender

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Slidell highway/rail bridge: swing span (closed clearance ~6 ft); bridgetender monitors VHF‑FM channel 13 (call sign KMC‑226); nearby overhead power cable ~58 ft clearance.

93% Confidence

Charting Authority / Primary Chart

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

NOAA is the U.S. charting authority; use NOAA ENCs/Chart Locator (see Lake Pontchartrain coverage, NOAA charts).

92% Confidence

Recent Reported Hazard / Local Notice

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

USCG LNM D8 reported an unmarked 20‑ft cypress tree secured to a dock in Bayou Bonfouca at 30°16'48.8"N 089°47'14.1"W (report date Oct 20, 2023); exercise caution.

91% Confidence

Currents / Set In Approaches And Nearby Passes

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Currents in the Pontchartrain/Rigolets area are very irregular, wind‑driven; velocities up to ~3.8 kt have been observed through the Rigolets/railroad bridge.

90% Confidence

Towage / Cotp Permission For Oversized Tows

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Operators wishing to pass tows exceeding prescribed limits in the area must request permission from the Captain of the Port, New Orleans (per Coast Pilot/COTP rules).

88% Confidence