Connecticut / Quinnipiac River /
Clifton Street Boat Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Quinnipiac River · near New Haven · Connecticut
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of New Haven
- Website
- cityofnewhaven.com
- Coordinates
- 41.30991, -72.88558
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of June 30, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the QUINNIPIAC RIVER AT WALLINGFORD, CT gauge · USGS, 9.9 mi away on Quinnipiac River
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ335, Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge QUINNIPIAC RIVER AT WALLINGFORD, CT, 9.9 mi from this launch on Quinnipiac River: 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.
- New Haven Harbor, Quinnipiac River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 30, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (12-Foot Channel Grand Ave Bridge Reach): 6.7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 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 Quinnipiac River
River in Connecticut. All launches on Quinnipiac River.
Community
Where people who use Quinnipiac River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- East Rock Park · 1.2 mi · Mill River
- City Boat Ramp · 3.7 mi · Long Island Sound
- Morse Beach · 4.2 mi · Long Island Sound
- Lighthouse Point Park · 4.3 mi · Long Island Sound
- Branford High School Car-top Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Branford River
- Branford River Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Branford Harbor
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access) record 618 · No access or use limitations (layer metadata, ArcGIS item d8eb7731d7d84a149917809241f970ec)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.