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Chocolate Bayou Public Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Chocolate Bayou · near Santa Fe · Texas
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
- Fee
- Free
- Docks
- 1
- Restrooms
- Portable Toilet
- Managed by
- Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
- Coordinates
- 29.21177, -95.20848
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of July 1, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Chocolate Bayou nr Alvin, TX gauge · USGS, 13.0 mi away on Chocolate Bayou
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ335, Galveston Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Chocolate Bayou nr Alvin, TX, 13.0 mi from this launch on Chocolate Bayou: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Chocolate Bayou Channel
Hydrographic survey of July 1, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (Land Cut): 9 ft; project depth 13 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 Chocolate Bayou
River in Texas. All launches on Chocolate Bayou.
Community
Where people who use Chocolate Bayou talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Halls Bayou County Boat Ramp · 7.0 mi · Halls Bayou
- Austin Bayou Boat Launch · 7.8 mi · Austin Bayou
- Under the Bridge Bar Boat Ramp · 9.3 mi · Bastrop Bayou
- Clay Banks Launch · 9.4 mi · Bastrop Bayou
- Pointe San Luis 4 · 10.3 mi · San Luis Pass
- Christmas Bay Paddling Trail Access · 10.3 mi · San Luis Pass
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps record 1456 · Public data (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS), TPWD disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 8bfe97cf-ed25-4aa7-860d-3826050713f0 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) record BRA001 · Public data (Texas General Land Office, Texas Coastal Access Program); GLO disclaimer, no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n4488318686 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.