Virginia / Branson Cove /
Coles Point
Boat ramp · on Branson Cove · near Coles Point · Virginia
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 38.14273, -76.63481
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, 1.2 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, 1.2 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 | Low 2:45 am 0.6 ft · High 9:56 am 1.4 ft · Low 2:45 pm 0.6 ft · High 10:07 pm 1.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:37 am 0.5 ft · High 10:53 am 1.4 ft · Low 3:50 pm 0.5 ft · High 11:09 pm 1.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:27 am 0.5 ft · High 11:43 am 1.5 ft · Low 4:50 pm 0.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 12:03 am 1.6 ft · Low 5:15 am 0.4 ft · High 12:27 pm 1.6 ft · Low 5:46 pm 0.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 12:50 am 1.6 ft · Low 6:01 am 0.3 ft · High 1:08 pm 1.7 ft · Low 6:40 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 1:34 am 1.6 ft · Low 6:46 am 0.2 ft · High 1:48 pm 1.8 ft · Low 7:31 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 2:16 am 1.7 ft · Low 7:29 am 0.2 ft · High 2:28 pm 1.9 ft · Low 8:19 pm 0.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Branson Cove
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 Branson Cove
Bay in Virginia. All launches on Branson Cove.
Community
Where people who use Branson Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Tall Timbers Landing · 5.5 mi · Herring Creek
- Piney Point Museum soft access · 5.8 mi · Piney Point Creek
- Piney Point Recreation Area · 7.3 mi · Saint George Creek
- Newtowne Neck State Park Paddle-In Campsite - East · 7.8 mi · Breton Bay
- St. Clement's Island State Park · 7.8 mi · Potomac River
- Abell's Wharf soft access · 8.1 mi · Breton Bay
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {D5B31F63-8982-46DB-B3E9-D2C652D60EDD} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.