Massachusetts / Saugus River /
David C. Penney Memorial Landing
Boat ramp · on Saugus River · near Saugus · Massachusetts
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
- Managed by
- Town of Saugus
- Website
- saugus-ma.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.45246, -70.98453
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of April 10, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the SAUGUS RIVER AT SAUGUS IRONWORKS AT SAUGUS, MA gauge · USGS, 1.6 mi away on Saugus River
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ230, Boston Harbor. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge SAUGUS RIVER AT SAUGUS IRONWORKS AT SAUGUS, MA, 1.6 mi from this launch on Saugus 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.
- Saugus River
Condition survey of April 10, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (8-Foot Channel Fox Hill Reach): 3.4 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 8 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 Saugus River
River in Massachusetts. All launches on Saugus River.
Community
Where people who use Saugus River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Harbor Landing · 1.8 mi · Massachusetts Bay
- Lynn Harbor · 2.3 mi · Lynn Harbor
- Flax Pond Carry-in Access near Lynn · 2.4 mi · Flax Pond
- Flax Pond Carry-in Access near Lynn · 2.6 mi · Flax Pond
- Floating Bridge Pond Carry-in Access · 3.3 mi · Floating Bridge Pond
- Cedar Pond Carry-in Access · 3.3 mi · Cedar Pond
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record david-c-penney-memorial-landing-saugus · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record david-c-penny-memorial-landing-saugus · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and CZM, ArcGIS item 018d6059fef841ae94a361c3b49f43f9)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) and Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.