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New York Artificial Reefs

Huntington Artificial Reef
Kismet Artificial Reef
Matinecock Artificial Reef
Mattituck Artificial Reef
New Reef
Port Jefferson Artificial Reef
Smithtown Artificial Reef
Yellowbar Artificial Reef

New York Artificial Reef Charts

New York's 16 artificial reefs total approximately 9.1 square miles.

New York Artificial Reef Sites

Sixteen Fathom Artificial Reef

16-Fathom Artificial Reef

13 nautical miles southwest of Fire Island Inlet, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 85 to 103 feet

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2.8 nautical miles south of Long Beach, 0.67 sq miles
Depth: 50 - 53 ft

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Hempstead Artificial Reef

2 dredge barges
barge
DB-1
drydock
Jane
Lucisaura
Navy barge
Wards Island

3.3 nautical miles south of Jones Beach State Park, 1.33 sq miles
Depth: 50-70 ft

Depth: 50 - 72 ft

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All manner of concrete, steel, and stone rubble from dredging, demolition projects, and other construction is used as artificial reef materials. This material is generally available at very low cost or free from construction companies who are more than happy to get rid of it. Transportation costs determine where this material is used by the Reef Program.

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Socatean

The pilot house belongs to the tugboat behind

Type:: artificial reef, trawler, USA
Built:: 1964, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset MA, as Joseph & Lucia II
Specs:: ( 88 x 23 ft ) 179 gross tons
Sunk:: Thursday January 4, 2024 - Mattituck Artificial Reef
Depth:: ~80 ft
GPS:: 40°03.396' -72°34.186'

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barges - Hempstead Artificial Reef

Type:: artificial reef, barges
Depth:: 50 - 72 ft

Name	Description	Sunk	GPS
	115 ft steel		40°31.145' -73°31.736'
	100 ft wood drydock	1990	40°31.504' -73°31.914'
Navy	110 ft steel	1993	40°31.077' -73°31.476'
	40 ft steel dredge	Wednesday Oct 4, 2000	40°31.010' -73°32.501'
	40 ft steel dredge	Wednesday Oct 4, 2000	40°31.010' -73°32.501'
DB-1	75 ft steel derrick	Friday Aug 10, 2018	40°30.971' -73°32.971'

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