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Belgian Drain

Belgian Drain is a public boat ramp on Saginaw Bay near Sebewaing, Michigan, run by the Michigan DNR Wildlife.

Saginaw Bay from the beach at Bay City State Park
Saginaw Bay, the water this launch is on. Saginaw Bay from the beach at Bay City State Park Photo: Notorious4life (talk) (Uploads) · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2013) reported in Saginaw Bay 4.1 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 20, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Saginaw Bay 4.6 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2023.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Car parking
5 spaces
Restrooms
No
Managed by
Michigan DNR Wildlife
Coordinates
43.70332, -83.54621

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LHZ422, Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

On Saginaw Bay

Bay in Michigan. All launches on Saginaw Bay.

Community

Where people who use Saginaw Bay talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.