Bowers Beach
Boat ramp · on Murderkill River · near Bowers · Delaware
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
- 5
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 200 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible ramp
- Managed by
- Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 39.05853, -75.39765
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of May 28, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Murderkill River entrance · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ430, Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Murderkill River entrance station, 0.1 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 4:08 am 4.1 ft · Low 10:28 am 1.2 ft · High 4:32 pm 5.2 ft · Low 11:33 pm 1.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 5:11 am 4.3 ft · Low 11:29 am 1.2 ft · High 5:31 pm 5.3 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 12:22 am 1.0 ft · High 6:05 am 4.6 ft · Low 12:27 pm 1.0 ft · High 6:23 pm 5.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 1:05 am 0.8 ft · High 6:52 am 5.0 ft · Low 1:20 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:10 pm 5.5 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:46 am 0.6 ft · High 7:35 am 5.5 ft · Low 2:10 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:54 pm 5.6 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:26 am 0.4 ft · High 8:17 am 6.0 ft · Low 2:58 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:39 pm 5.6 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 3:07 am 0.1 ft · High 9:00 am 6.4 ft · Low 3:45 pm 0.1 ft · High 9:23 pm 5.6 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Murderkill River
Condition survey of May 28, 2026 by the Philadelphia District. Least depth in the anchorage (Murderkill River): 0.6 ft; project depth 7 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.
On Murderkill River
River in Delaware. All launches on Murderkill River.
Community
Where people who use Murderkill River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area · 1.6 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area · 1.9 mi · Delaware Bay
- Scotton Landing · 3.9 mi · St. Jones River
- Little Creek Wildlife Area · 5.9 mi
- McGinnis Pond Boat Launch · 6.3 mi · McGinnis Pond
- Andrews Lake Boat Launch · 6.5 mi · Andrews Lake
Sources
- Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access record -75.39767,39.05857 · State of Delaware FirstMap Data, provided as is; credit DNREC (ArcGIS item 288b2d6bc37c417f80772df50db2a116)
- OpenStreetMap n10950879680 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10950879678 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10950879682 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10950879684 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.