Vaca Cut (Marathon, Florida)
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Florida /
Key Colony Beach /
Marathon, Florida
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Vaca Cut is a man-made channel. The tidal currents here can run to 8kts. This is due to the vast amount of water racing through the narrow channel.
The area known as Marathon, FL originally consisted of several keys that were filled in between by the Corps of Engineers. But they found that the water trying to move around Marathon on a falling tide was backing up on the Gulf-side and flooding parts of the island. So, the Corps of Engineers dredged out Vaca Cut to allow the water to flow through.
Vaca Cut has long been notorious as a very dangerous place to dive, snorkel, or swim for the unwary. Over the years, many a tourist has lost their lives here.
The area known as Marathon, FL originally consisted of several keys that were filled in between by the Corps of Engineers. But they found that the water trying to move around Marathon on a falling tide was backing up on the Gulf-side and flooding parts of the island. So, the Corps of Engineers dredged out Vaca Cut to allow the water to flow through.
Vaca Cut has long been notorious as a very dangerous place to dive, snorkel, or swim for the unwary. Over the years, many a tourist has lost their lives here.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 24°43'49"N 81°1'43"W
- Sombrero Beach - Marathon 7.2 km
- Coffins Patch Reef 8 km
- The Gap 8.9 km
- Sueco de Arizon 15 km
- Big Munson Island 39 km
- Frank Key 44 km
- Venture Out Resort 46 km
- Palm Key 46 km
- Content Key 47 km
- Joe Kemp Key 47 km
- Fat Deer Key 1.8 km
- Curry Hammock State Park 3.5 km
- Vaca Key 4.7 km
- Boot Key 8.3 km
- Grassy Key 8.5 km
- Duck Key 12 km
- Moser Channel 18 km
- Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge - Eastern Section 22 km
- Florida Bay 43 km
- Monroe County, Florida 74 km