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Blessing of the Bay Boat Ramp

Blessing of the Bay Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on the Mystic River near Somerville, Massachusetts.

Aerial view of the boathouse, pier, floating docks and parking lot on the river, July 2023
Aerial view of the boathouse, pier, floating docks and parking lot on the river, July 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on the water at this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016 and 2017.

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
Tidal
Yes
Website
mass.gov
Coordinates
42.39843, -71.09064

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Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ230, Boston Harbor. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Amelia Earhart Dam, Mystic River station, 0.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 4:48 am 9.4 ft · Low 10:51 am 1.0 ft · High 5:09 pm 10.2 ft · Low 11:32 pm 0.1 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 5:55 am 9.5 ft · Low 11:58 am 1.0 ft · High 6:18 pm 10.0 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 12:33 am 0.3 ft · High 7:00 am 9.8 ft · Low 1:04 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:26 pm 9.8 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 1:32 am 0.4 ft · High 7:59 am 10.1 ft · Low 2:05 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:27 pm 9.8 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:25 am 0.5 ft · High 8:51 am 10.4 ft · Low 2:59 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:20 pm 9.7 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 3:13 am 0.6 ft · High 9:36 am 10.6 ft · Low 3:47 pm 0.0 ft · High 10:07 pm 9.6 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:57 am 0.8 ft · High 10:17 am 10.6 ft · Low 4:31 pm 0.0 ft · High 10:50 pm 9.4 ft

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.mass.gov: Blessing of the Bay, Mystic River, Shore Drive near Rt. 93 Somerville. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.