Alaska /
Bethel Small Boat Harbor Boat Launch
Boat ramp · near Bethel · Alaska
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Parking lot available for both vehicle and trailers.
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- adfg.alaska.gov
- Coordinates
- 60.79404, -161.73630
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Alaska District; the one nearest this launch is of June 15, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Bethel · NOAA, 0.6 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Bethel station, 0.6 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 2:22 am 1.2 ft · Low 6:51 am 0.2 ft · High 12:35 pm 3.9 ft · Low 10:12 pm 0.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:11 am 1.4 ft · Low 7:45 am 0.3 ft · High 1:26 pm 3.8 ft · Low 10:38 pm 0.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 3:54 am 1.6 ft · Low 8:39 am 0.4 ft · High 2:13 pm 3.6 ft · Low 10:51 pm 0.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 4:24 am 1.8 ft · Low 9:32 am 0.5 ft · High 2:56 pm 3.3 ft · Low 10:59 pm 0.5 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 4:20 am 2.1 ft · Low 10:25 am 0.7 ft · High 3:35 pm 2.9 ft · Low 11:09 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 4:34 am 2.5 ft · Low 11:20 am 0.8 ft · High 4:13 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:20 pm 0.4 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 5:02 am 2.9 ft · Low 12:20 pm 0.9 ft · High 4:49 pm 2.0 ft · Low 11:33 pm 0.3 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Bethel Harbor
Condition survey of June 15, 2026 by the Alaska District. Least depth in the channel (Maneuvering Channel): 2.1 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 4 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
Sources
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps record 9b15b92f-1936-4b1f-a4c4-aacf727f7e15 · ADF&G terms: cite ADF&G as the source, describe modifications, no implied ADF&G approval (ArcGIS item ba8a66bc4ab3423499ff80053e2e9a51)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.