Port Washington (USPWA)

It is an artificial harbour catering for pleasure vessels.

Port Washington is situated approx 25nm N of Milwaukee Harbor.

A dredged entrance channel leads from deep water in Lake Michigan to an outer basin protected on the N by a breakwater and on the S by a breakwater and coal wharf. The outer ends of the breakwaters are marked by lights and the NE corner of the coal wharf is marked by a private light. From the W end of the outer basin, the channel leads to 2 inner basins.

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Port Washington Breakwater Light (43°23'N 087°51'W) 23m above the water, is shown from a white square tower on a concrete base on the end of the N breakwater, a fog signal is at the light. Prominent are the powerplant stacks on the S side of the harbour and spires NW of the inner end of the N breakwater.

Caution: Power company cooling water is discharged into the harbour in the vicinity of Sauk Creek and creates a very dangerous current across the entrance to the W inner basin. Extreme caution should be exercised when manoeuvring in this vicinity. With 30 minutes advance notice of vessel arrival in the harbour, the Wisconsin Electric Power Co, will reduce cooling water discharge at the request of the vessel Master and will make arrangements to handle lines when entering or leaving harbour.

For crew not to be detained onboard, each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information. A speed limit of 3.5kts is enforced in the harbor.

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.