REVDANDA PORT-2077

General information

1	Position. Revadanda Port (18°32'.50N, 72°55'.50E), is the name given to the broad estuary of the Kundalika River. It is an open roadstead anchorage and provides shelter to vessels, within the port, which are able to cross the bar.
 2	Topography. The land on each side of the estuary is low-lying and, for the most part, covered at high water springs. The port is now taken over by a private player for transferring iron ore from jetty to the vessels at anchorage. Local knowledge is necessary whilst navigating in the channel. The jetty is a captive jetty with a length of about 50 mtrs. 
3	Approach and entry. Approach to the port is from SW and it entered between Korlai Headland (18°32'.47N, 72°54'.39E) and Revadanda, a sixteenth century Portuguese fortress standing on the N side of the river, 1 mile ENE.

Tidal information

1	Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 2.6 m; mean neap range about 1.6 m. See more information in Indian Tide Tables.

Harbour information

1	Storm signals are displayed at Revadanda by using the brief system is used.
2	Chaul Bar obstructs the entrance to Kundalika River as it extends about 3 miles W from the coast N of Revadanda Fort; its SE edge, named Bar Sand, lying about 1 mile WNW of Korlai Point Light has a least depth of 0.9 m and consists of sand and rock. Near the edge of the bar, a light-buoy (safe water) is moored about 1½ miles WNW of Korlai Point Light and the fairway is marked with buoy, as shown on the chart.



Directions

1	Approach. From the fairway light buoy (18°33'.98N, 72°53'.02E), vessels should steer SE to pass between the buoyed channel between Bar Sand and Korlai Headland. When within the bar the depths quickly deepen.
2	On the N side of the entrance to the river, a drying sandbank which extends about 8 cables W of the fortress of Revadanda; the sandbank is generally marked by tide-rips.
3	Caution. A standard wreck lies in position 18°33'.50N, 72°54'.50E. 
4	Useful marks.
		Korlai Fort Light 
		Korlai Fort (ruined) (18°32'.25N,72°54'.45E) ,stands at the summit of a headland, red in colour, the N part of which slopes gradually down to a rocky point on the S side of the Kundalika River entrance; the headland connects with the mainland S by a low, narrow, sandy isthmus. The village of Korlai stands at the head of a small bay on the E side of the isthmus.
5		Chaul Knob (258 m high) (18°31'.60N, 72°55'.96E) is the prominent summit of a range of wooded hills.
6		Franciscan Church, 30 m high tower stands within the walls of the fortress of Revadanda.

Anchorages and berths

1	Outer anchorage. Vessels may obtain anchorage about 3½ miles WNW of Korlai Point Light in depths of 5 m, mud, as shown on the chart.
	Inner anchorage. Small vessels may anchor in depths of about 4 m, off a landing place close ESE of the fortress of Revadanda and upstream of the bridge which crosses the river.
2	Berth. An ISPAT jetty, 250 m in length, connect to shore by a causeway, lies in S side to the river.

Creeks and Anchorage

1	Paulo creek (18°34'.70N, 72°54'.60E), lies 2 miles north of Revadanda fort ruins. The creek generally dries in low waters; it is used to navigate only during high waters by local fisherman to reach fishing village of Theronde and Agalpada. Only small fishing crafts and motorized canoes can navigate the creek even in high waters.