 THE
STAKE is roughly 400 feet by 75 feet oval shaped patch reef is the best known and
most frequented of the Coffins Patch group. It got it’s
name from a large piece of iron pipe that juts several feet out of the water at an angle
from the reef. The pipe is actually one of several that are the remnants of a lighthouse
that marked the reef. During the killer hurricane of 1935 the lighthouse was destroyed.
This was the same hurricane that ended Henry Flagler’s
railroad. The reef itself has depths that range from 7 to 25 feet. It is very popular
for snorkelers and divers who enjoy shallow reefs, and because of its stake, it is
relatively easy to locate.
Description courtesy of The Diving Site Dive
Shop in Marathon.
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