Virginia / Lower Machodoc Creek /
Branson Cove
Branson Cove is a public boat ramp on Lower Machodoc Creek near Coles Point, Virginia.
- Tidal
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
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 38.14271, -76.63930
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of November 1, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Ragged Point, Coles Neck, Va. · NOAA, 1.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ537, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Ragged Point, Coles Neck, Va. station, 1.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 1:40 am 0.3 ft · High 8:25 am 1.5 ft · Low 1:54 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:47 pm 1.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 2:39 am 0.3 ft · High 9:34 am 1.5 ft · Low 3:01 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:59 pm 1.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 3:35 am 0.2 ft · High 10:36 am 1.6 ft · Low 4:03 pm 0.2 ft · High 11:01 pm 1.5 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 4:28 am 0.2 ft · High 11:30 am 1.6 ft · Low 5:01 pm 0.1 ft · High 11:54 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 5:18 am 0.1 ft · High 12:19 pm 1.7 ft · Low 5:55 pm 0.1 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 12:43 am 1.6 ft · Low 6:05 am 0.1 ft · High 1:04 pm 1.7 ft · Low 6:44 pm 0.1 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 1:29 am 1.6 ft · Low 6:48 am 0.1 ft · High 1:47 pm 1.7 ft · Low 7:30 pm 0.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Branson Cove · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 1, 2022 by the Baltimore District. Least depth in the channel (Branson Cove): 2 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 Lower Machodoc Creek
River in Virginia. All launches on Lower Machodoc Creek.
Community
Where people who use Lower Machodoc Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Coles Point · 0.2 mi · Branson Cove
- Bonums Landing · 4.7 mi · Bonum Creek
- Tall Timbers Landing · 5.7 mi · Herring Creek
- Piney Point Museum soft access · 6.0 mi · Piney Point Creek
- Currioman Landing · 6.7 mi · Currioman Bay
- Piney Point Recreation Area · 7.6 mi · Saint George Creek
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -76.6393,38.1427 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory) record branson-cove-westmoreland-virginia · Chesapeake Bay Program: partner-authored data in the public domain (terms of use); accuracy disclaimer only
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) and Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.